Summary:
- The Trump administration is threatening to break up a major climate research center, the National Climate Assessment, which is responsible for producing regular reports on the state of the climate in the United States.
- This move is seen as an attempt to undermine climate science and the government's ability to assess the risks and impacts of climate change.
- The article suggests that this is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to downplay or deny the reality of climate change and its consequences.