- Advertisement -The Trump administration has announced that it will end federal support for NOAA’s annual Arctic Report Card, which has provided critical reporting on the state of the region for more than 20 years. The move comes as rising global temperatures fuel record-breaking heatwaves in the ocean and communities globally. Arctic regionA peer-reviewed report, the Arctic Report Card has provided climate scientists, policymakers and the public with the latest findings on the state of the Arctic environment upon its publication each December. The withdrawal of support for the Arctic report continues the Trump administration’s pattern of canceling climate programmes, distorting the science and restricting the public’s access to it. Its rapid warming has profound consequences for Arctic communities, ocean health and our global climate.