India, July 3 -- In a development that raised alarms across the country, several key websites that displayed legally mandated US national climate assessments have gone dark, leaving leaders, planners, and citizens without access to some of the most detailed climate information available for the United States.

According to AP, websites for the national assessments and the US Global Change Research Program were offline on Monday and Tuesday, with no links, notes or referrals elsewhere.

The disappearance has sparked concern over transparency, public access to science, and potential risks to communities facing escalating climate threats.

"It's a sad day for the United States if it is true that the National Climate Assessment is no longer a...