The National Center for Atmospheric Research operates aircraft to study the atmosphere. Breannan Linsley/AP

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

The Trump administration is breaking up a research center praised as a “crown jewel” of climate research after accusing it of spreading “alarmism” about climate change.

Russell Vought, the director of the White House’s office and management budget, said the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, would be dismantled under the supervision of the National Science Foundation.

“This facility is one of the........

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