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The German Research Foundation is establishing a safe haven to store U.S. climate data to prevent potential political interference.

ClimatePrivacyInternational RelationsSep 17, 2026score 0.442 posts · 2 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses the German Research Foundation's initiative to create a data repository for U.S. climate data. This move is prompted by concerns that the Trump administration might interfere with or manipulate critical climate research data.

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The German Research Foundation is establishing a safe haven to store U.S. climate data to prevent potential political interference.
Parent: Climate ChangeEntity: U.S. climate dataSub-entity: German research repositoryImpact: positiveDate: Sep 17, 2026 - Sep 18, 2026Target: German Research Foundation's data repository

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Why Germany Is Building an Ark for U.S. Climate Data As researchers around the world begin work on the next UN climate assessment, fears are growing that the Trump regime could meddle with critical US climate data. In response, scientists are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Germany. 🌎 @christianschwaegerl https://e360.yale.edu/features/germany-us-climate-data
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Why Germany Is Building an Ark for U.S. Climate Data "[... T]he German Research Foundation in late 2025 set up a program, with a budget of $35 million, to provide a safe haven for permanently storing copies of U.S. data from public and open sources." https://e360.yale.edu/features/germany-us-climate-data thanks @christianschwaegerl for reporting!
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Why #Germany Is Building an Ark for U.S. #Climate Data https://e360.yale.edu/features/germany-us-climate-data
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