a Critical U.S. Rainfall Forecasting Tool Was Abruptly Halted

By Douglas McIntyre  •  July 17, 2025

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, highlights a concerning development: the Trump administration has suspended NOAA’s development of a crucial tool aimed at predicting the impact of extreme rainfall events across U.S. communities. The tool, part of the NOAA Atmospheric Atlas, would have enabled local governments to better prepare for deadly storms—such as the recent floods in Texas. McIntyre emphasizes the risk of halting forward-looking climate tools at a time when rainfall intensity is escalating due to global warming.