EventThe American Geophysical Union, stepping in after NOAA cut federal support, will publish the 2026 Arctic Report Card at its December conference. Led by University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Colorado researchers, the edition adds chapters on polar bears, Indigenous wildfire practices, and shorefast ice, uses climate.us data, and seeks peer review through the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme.
The American Geophysical Union has taken over publication of the Arctic Report Card after NOAA withdrew funding, ensuring the annual climate assessment continues. The 2026 report will be released at the AGU conference in December and will feature new chapters on Indigenous wildfire management and shorefast ice.
The Arctic Report Card will keep publishing despite the Trump administration ending federal funding, with the American Geophysical Union stepping in to manage the peer‑reviewed climate analysis of the circumpolar region.
The Arctic Report Card will continue its annual climate analysis for the circumpolar region, despite the recent withdrawal of federal government funding, ensuring ongoing monitoring of Arctic climate trends.
The American Geophysical Union will assume management of the Arctic Report Card and release the forthcoming climate report, following the Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of federal support for the program.
The American Geophysical Union now manages the Arctic Report Card after NOAA cut funding, ensuring the climate analysis continues. The 2026 report will be released at AGU’s conference, adding chapters on Indigenous wildfire practices, polar bear status, and shorefast ice. Data will shift to climate.us, and international collaboration may expand.
The American Geophysical Union will now oversee the Arctic Report Card after the Trump administration withdrew federal support, marking a shift in who manages Arctic climate monitoring.
The American Geophysical Union will publish the 2026 Arctic Report Card, taking over from NOAA after the Trump administration withdrew federal support. The report, still led by Alaska and Colorado researchers, will include updates on polar bear populations, wildfire management, and shoreline ice, using climate.us data.
The Arctic Report Card now has new backing from the American Geophysical Union after NOAA funding was cut.
