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Decommissioning of NOAA Snow and Ice Data Sets

Sector: Data Center • Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States

Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Project
Decommissioned

NOAA decommissioned some snow and ice data sets produced and maintained by the National Snow and Ice Data Center, including the Sea Ice Index. While the data products remain online, funding cuts reduce the ability to respond to user questions or fix problems, risking degradation or downtime of these important climate data resources.

Status
Closed
Sector
Data Center, Government
Location
Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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The project “Decommissioning of NOAA Snow and Ice Data Sets” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

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Decommissioned

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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NOAA decommissioned some snow and ice data sets produced and maintained by the National Snow and Ice Data Center, including the Sea Ice Index. While the data products remain online, funding cuts reduce the ability to respond to user questions or fix problems, risking degradation or downtime of these important climate data resources.

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Science and Technology

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United States of America (USA)

State

Colorado

City

Boulder

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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Data Center, Government

Article published date

2025-05-24

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