German Climate Computing Center establishes U.S. simulation backups amid political…
What happened
The German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) in Hamburg is expanding its capacity with new hardware racks to store climate simulation data. This equipment will add about 5 petabytes of storage to the existing 254 petabytes. The center is storing backup versions of climate simulations created by U.S. scientists.
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Why it matters
The operation was motivated by German science organizations' concerns over the administration of Donald Trump, which has allegedly slashed climate research funding and removed references to human-caused warming from government websites. The German Research Foundation is involved in this effort to protect essential scientific work.
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Who's involved
- HamburgLocation where the Climate Computing Center is established
- German Research FoundationGerman research funding organization involved in the center's operation
- Donald TrumpPresident of the United States whose administration actions prompted the backup effort
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- German Research FoundationSpeculative
The German Research Foundation could secure research funding and data access against U.S. political interference.
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The entities involved
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Hamburg
city and state in the North of Germany
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German Research Foundation
German research funding organisation, German Research Association in English
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)