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The Trump administration<\/a> is breaking up a research center praised as a \u201ccrown jewel\u201d of climate research after accusing it of spreading \u201calarmism\u201d about climate change.<\/p>\n Russell Vought, the director of the White House\u2019s office and management budget, said the National Center for Atmospheric Research<\/a> (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, would be dismantled under the supervision of the National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n \u201cThis facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country,\u201d he wrote<\/a> in a social media post. \u201cA comprehensive review is underway & any vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location.\u201d<\/p>\n The announcement was the latest in a series of climate-sceptic moves by the administration, which has vowed to eliminate what it calls \u201cgreen new scam research activities\u201d.<\/p>\n It drew fierce condemnation from climate experts, who said the Colorado<\/a> centre was renowned for advances in the study of weather patterns, including tropical cyclones.<\/p>\n Roger Pielke Jr, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute thinktank, told USA Today<\/a>, which first reported the story, that the facility was \u201ca crown jewel of the US scientific enterprise and deserves to be improved not shuttered\u201d.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cIf the US is going to be a global leader in the atmospheric sciences, then it cannot afford to make petty and vindictive decisions based on the hot politics of climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n The move was also criticised by Colorado\u2019s governor, Jared Polis, who said it put \u201cpublic safety at risk\u201d.<\/p>\n