According to new reports, the Trump administration is reviewing proposals to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), one of the world’s leading climate and weather laboratories. The National Science Foundation had asked for feedback about how to “restructure” the lab but not said when a decision would be made.

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New York has recently experienced dramatic temperature swings, raising questions about the impacts on trees, plants, and fruit crops across the state. Jason Londo, associate professor of fruit crop physiology and climate adaptation at Cornell AgriTech, says there is no cause for concern about frost damage yet.

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A heat dome will develop near the West Coast, smashing records and sending temperatures into the triple digits through next week. Intense conditions are expected to eat into low snowpack levels, deepening drought concerns.

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Christopher Anderson is a professor of operations, technology and information management,  and an expert in the hospitality and airline industries. He says domestically, the most immediate issue is airport processing.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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A report from the Energy Information Administration forecasts that developers will add a record 86 gigawatts of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. grid in 2026, with 93% coming from renewables such as solar power, battery storage and wind.

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Associate professors Magnus Fiskesjö, anthropology, and Allen Carlson, government, on China’s expected passage of a new law shifting policy away from regional ethnic autonomy.  

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Nicholas Mulder is a professor of history at Cornell University and studies the economic impacts of wars and sanctions.

Economics and Business

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Landon Schnabel, associate professor of sociology, and Kim Haines‑Eitzen, professor of ancient Mediterranean religions, offer insight into commanders’ use of apocalyptic language in military operations in Iran.

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X will temporarily demonetize accounts that share AI-generated war footage without a label. The news comes after fake war footage flooded social media following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Iran.

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David Silbey, a professor of history at Cornell University who specializes in military history and defense policy, says Iran’s retaliation may be swift, but the longer-term risks lie in how prolonged fighting could strain U.S. defenses and tempt rivals like China.

International

Foreign Policy

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