URGENT: NOAA Research Websites Going Dark – Help Save Critical Climate Data Before April 5th!

 

 URGENT: NOAA Research Websites Going Dark – Help Save Critical Climate Data Before April 5th!

By Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita

This is not a drill. As of midnight on April 5, 2025, dozens of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) research websites are being shut down due to forced budget cuts from the U.S. Commerce Department. This includes critical climate science, ocean monitoring, air quality data, and weather modeling tools that countless scientists, journalists, students, and activists depend on.

Why? Because NOAA was ordered to cut its IT budget by 50%, resulting in the early termination of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) contract — the very infrastructure that hosts these research portals. This isn’t just about losing web pages — this is erasing access to the data that tells us the truth about our planet.

What’s At Risk?

• Climate and weather research models
• Long-term sea level and ocean temperature data
• Air quality and carbon tracking tools
• Public educational and scientific outreach
• Transparency and accountability

This is a huge loss for environmental justice, climate action, and truth. And we can't stay silent.

What You Can Do RIGHT NOW:

1. Download critical NOAA research – Focus on data sets, PDFs, maps, and tools from these sites:

   • https://www.climate.gov
   • https://www.esrl.noaa.gov
   • https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov
   • https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov
   • https://coastwatch.noaa.gov

2. Use Archive.org’s Wayback Machine – Enter URLs and preserve full snapshots: https://web.archive.org

3. Alert your networks – Share this with universities, libraries, teachers, journalists, activists, and environmental organizations.

4. Call on Canadian institutions and universities to step up and mirror these resources or host similar archives.

5. Use your voice online – Post with hashtags like #SaveTheData #NOAASOS #ClimateJustice to amplify the urgency.

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This is more than just digital — it’s about defending truth, science, and the planet. Let’s not let this vital knowledge disappear into the void.

If you're with me, please share this now and take one small action to protect our shared future.

– Tina Winterlik / Zipolita

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