Climate.us is rated Pro-Science with high factual reporting by Media Bias Fact Check.
PRO-SCIENCE
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- Overall, we rate Climate.us Pro-Science based on its support for mainstream climate science, expert-reviewed climate communication, and reliance on NOAA, NSIDC, NCEI, National Climate Assessment, and other scientific sources. We rate it High for factual reporting due to transparent nonprofit ownership, named expert contributors, strong sourcing, scientific review, clear methodology, and a clean fact-check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: PRO-SCIENCE (-2.5)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (0.5)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Climate.us is an independent nonprofit climate information website created as a successor to NOAA’s Climate.gov. According to its About page, the site was launched by former members of the Climate.gov team after NOAA (via a Trump admin directive) terminated Climate.gov’s full-time federal and contractor staff in 2025. Its mission is to keep trusted climate information up to date, accessible, scientifically rigorous, and easy for the public to find.
Climate.us states that it was created to preserve public access to climate science resources, including Climate.gov materials, climate explainers, data tools, educational resources, and the Fifth National Climate Assessment. The core team includes Rebecca Lindsey, Anna Eshelman, Mary Lindsey, Michon Scott, Robert Simmon, and other former climate science communicators, designers, and data visualizers associated with NOAA Climate.gov, NASA Earth Observatory, and related science communication projects.
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Funded by / Ownership
Climate.us is an operating project of Multiplier, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit umbrella organization. The site discloses Multiplier’s federal tax ID and address. According to Climate.us launches independent website for trusted climate information, roughly one-third of the launch funding came from more than 2,500 small donors, totaling approximately $250,000. The site also states that more than 80 scientists have volunteered as subject-matter expert reviewers.
Analysis / Bias
Climate.us is Pro-Science rather than politically biased in the traditional left-right sense. Its content strongly supports the scientific consensus on climate change, including human-caused warming, greenhouse gas impacts, sea level rise, shrinking Arctic sea ice, and climate-related risks. This aligns with mainstream climate science and does not constitute political bias by itself. However, the site does advocate for public climate literacy and continued access to climate science, especially in response to political interference or removal of federal climate resources.
For example, 2026 Arctic sea ice winter maximum tied for second smallest of satellite era is written by Michon Scott and reviewed by Mark Serreze and Walt Meier. The article relies on data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, explains uncertainty, notes that the maximum extent was preliminary, and places the 2026 figure within the long-term Arctic sea ice trend. This demonstrates strong scientific sourcing and expert review.
Similarly, Interactive map: average date of last spring freeze across the United States uses NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information data and explains how U.S. Climate Normals are used to estimate the probability of freezing temperatures. The article is practical, educational, and transparent about methodology.
Climate.us also provides educational resources through Teaching Climate, including the CLEAN collection of climate and energy educational resources. The page states that resources are reviewed by educators and scientists and includes climate dashboard indicators such as Arctic sea ice, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, ocean heat, sea level, and surface temperature.
Overall, Climate.us uses credible scientific data, expert review, transparent authorship, clear methodology, and accessible explanations. Its mission is explicitly climate-literacy oriented, but its reporting and educational materials are grounded in mainstream scientific evidence.
Failed Fact Checks
- None to date
Overall, we rate Climate.us Pro-Science based on its support for mainstream climate science, expert-reviewed climate communication, and reliance on NOAA, NSIDC, NCEI, National Climate Assessment, and other scientific sources. We rate it High for factual reporting due to transparent nonprofit ownership, named expert contributors, strong sourcing, scientific review, clear methodology, and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 06/29/2026)
Source: https://www.climate.us/
Last Updated on June 29, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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