Midwestern Regional Climate Center

All six U.S. regional climate centers will remain online through a new contract deadline in mid-June. Four of the centers, which are overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were abruptly closed after their funding ran out.

The closure of four of the six Regional Climate Centers across the U.S. occurred after funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ran out. A recent report stated that the Trump administration plans to propose a 25% cut to NOAA's budget next fiscal year.

Updated at 8:40 p.m. July 19 to correct numbers in 2nd paragraph — There are few places better to see the effects of an intensifying drought than a...