The Trump administration’s plans to shut down and dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder — a global leader in climate and Earth systems research — drew sharp rebukes from elected officials in Colorado, two of whom accused the president of retaliating against the state.⁠ ⁠ Officials said the National Science Foundation, which is a federal agency, "will be breaking up" NCAR. White House officials pointed in part to the "woke direction" of the nonprofit consortium that manages NCAR and called several of its initiatives wasteful and frivolous, according to USA Today.⁠ ⁠ While the institute investigates climate change, its mission is much broader and encompasses every aspect of how the earth's atmosphere and weather systems interact, including earthquakes, flooding, drought, geomagnetic storms in space, wildfires, wind, storms and more.⁠ ⁠ Scientists warned that NCAR's dismantling would hamper the country's ability to understand and prepare for extreme weather lik...