Legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their backyards from a warming world.

The Trump administration shut down a website with national reports on climate change. Scientists decry the move, saying it robs the public of vital information.

US national climate assessments have been removed from federal websites, hindering access to vital climate information for local governments and the public.