All Things Considered

What the plan to break up iconic U.S. climate lab means for Minnesota

A lone signpost is visible as blizzard conditions sweep across a highway
Research from the National Center for Atmospheric Research was at work on Minnesota roads and weather forecasts during the blizzard on Sunday.
Minnesota Department of Transportation

The Trump administration is reviewing proposals to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather laboratories, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo.

Heidi Roop, director of the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership, said this could mean ripple effects for meteorology and climate research, disrupting the way we understand the atmosphere, space and oceans, air pollution and climate change.

MPR News’ Clay Masters spoke with Roop on All Things Considered to find out what this means for Minnesota.

Press play above to listen to their conversation.