After the Trump administration shut down Climate.gov — which drew nearly 1 million visitors a month — former NOAA program director Rebecca Lindsey and two colleagues rebuilt it as Climate.us. Crowdfunded with $280,000 and backed by 80 volunteer scientists, the independent site restores access to climate dashboards, data maps, and 15 years of reporting.
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Ehemalige NOAA-Mitarbeitende bauen geschlossene US-Klimadatenplattform mit 280.000 Dollar neu auf

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Nachdem die Trump-Regierung Climate.gov abgeschaltet hatte — die Seite zählte fast eine Million Besuche pro Monat — baute die frühere NOAA-Programmdirektorin Rebecca Lindsey sie zusammen mit zwei Kollegen als Climate.us neu auf. Per Crowdfunding mit 280.000 Dollar finanziert und von 80 freiwilligen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern unterstützt, stellt die unabhängige Plattform Klimadaten, Karten und 15 Jahre Berichterstattung wieder bereit.

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