What the Nation Stands to Lose Without Climate.gov

The Council on Strategic Risks warns that the reported firing of staff and potential closure of climate.gov would erode the health and security of Americans. The site serves as a vital bridge between scientists and the public, providing STEM resources, extreme weather outlooks, and the US Climate Resilience Toolkit for farmers and policymakers. The author asserts that losing this 'national security asset' would lead to higher disaster recovery costs, increased vulnerability to misinformation, and a 'brain drain' of US scientists to regions like the European Union.

• Climate.gov functions as a critical intermediary between climate scientists and the general public, providing STEM resources for teachers, extreme weather maps and seasonal outlooks, and a Global Climate Dashboard to explain climate science.
• The US Climate Resilience Toolkit on climate.gov supports farmers, homeowners, community planners, and policymakers by providing local case studies on drought, flooding, wildfire, and extreme heat, as well as databases for funding resilience projects.
• The removal of climate.gov is framed as a national security risk; in the short term, it hinders disaster preparation, which is more cost-effective than rebuilding, noting that global rebuilding costs after climate disasters reached $320 billion in 2024.
• Long-term consequences of erasing the site include the proliferation of misinformation and a 'brain drain' of scientific talent, specifically noting that the European Union has allocated 500 million euros to attract American scientists.

APA

The Council on Strategic Risks (2025). What the Nation Stands to Lose Without Climate.gov. https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2025/06/11/what-the-nation-stands-to-lose-without-climate-gov/

Chicago

The Council on Strategic Risks. What the Nation Stands to Lose Without Climate.gov. 2025. https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2025/06/11/what-the-nation-stands-to-lose-without-climate-gov/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{thecouncilonstrategicrisks2025what, author = {{The Council on Strategic Risks}}, title = {{What the Nation Stands to Lose Without Climate.gov}}, publisher = {The Council on Strategic Risks}, year = {2025}, month = jun, url = {https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2025/06/11/what-the-nation-stands-to-lose-without-climate-gov/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }