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What’s drawn less attention is how the *downsizing* appears to be part of an effort to #privatize the work of #FederalAgencies. In several instances, the companies poised to step into the void have deep ties to people tapped by #Trump to run #weather related agencies.

#Privatization would diminish a central role the #Federal govt has played in #forecasting since the 1800s, which…poses a particular harm for those facing financial strain who may not be able to afford #commercial weather data.

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The #billionaire also ran a financial firm, which he left in the control of his sons, that stands to benefit if #Trump’s admin follows through on a decade-long #Republican effort to #privatize govt #weather #forecasting.

Deadly #flooding in central #Texas has drawn a spotlight to #BudgetCuts & #MassLayoffs at the #NWS & the #NOAA, 2 agencies housed within the #Commerce Dept that provide the public w/ #free #climate & weather data that can be crucial during #NaturalDisasters.

As an editor in Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS), I'm looking for a reviewer for this interesting submission:
github.com/openjournals/joss-r

"k-diagram: Rethinking Forecasting Uncertainty via Polar-based Visualization"

If you know #Python #programming , are interested in #Visualization #datavis (especially of results from #forecasting ), ping me here or directly in the GitHub Issue ☝️

GitHub[PRE REVIEW]: k-diagram: Rethinking Forecasting Uncertainty via Polar-based Visualization · Issue #8190 · openjournals/joss-reviewsPar editorialbot

All Living #Weather #Service Directors Unite Against #Trump's Dangerous Blunt-Force #Cuts Yesterday was 1 of those days that will B remembered as demarcation line for earth sciences community. >1,000 longtime employees of #NOAA retired or left federal service yesterday. Amount of #experience lost from federal agency responsible for #atmospheric #oceanic #fisheries #science in this country was massive, estimated at 27,000 yrs + termination of probationary employees #weather #forecasting #climate

Bloomberg: US Weather Analysis for 21 States Goes Dark After Funding Lapse

"...eather analysis tools used by a wide array of businesses and government entities across the US have gone dark after funding for long-running regional climate hubs lapsed.

The websites for three US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regional centers serving 21 states across the central and southeastern US — including the Dakotas, the Carolinas, Alabama and Georgia — have gone dark, according to service notifications posted on the centers’ home pages. The Southern Regional Climate Center, which serves Texas and Louisiana, among other states, has also lost funding, director John Neilsen-Gammon said in an interview Thursday...."

(paywall)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

#noaa#nws#weather

Stand Up for NOAA Research — The Time to Act Is Now

April 17, 2025

A Statement of the American Meteorological Society in Partnership with the National Weather Association

The administration’s 2026 budget passback plan, currently under consideration, eliminates NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Office and its 10 research laboratories and 16 affiliated Cooperative Institutes, and moves the few remaining research efforts to different NOAA departments. If enacted, the passback would close all of NOAA’s weather, climate, and ocean Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.

The speed at which these decisions are being made translates into little to no opportunity for feedback or consideration of long-term impacts. Without NOAA research, National Weather Service (NWS) weather models and products will stagnate, observational data collection will be reduced, public outreach will decrease, undergraduate and graduate student support will drop, and NOAA funding for universities will plummet. In effect, the scientific backbone and workforce needed to keep weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective will be drastically undercut, with unknown — yet almost certainly disastrous — consequences for public safety and economic health. As key stakeholders, AMS and NWA stand ready to provide our expertise so that the U.S. can maintain its competitiveness in the years ahead.

blog.ametsoc.org/2025/04/17/st

#noaa#nws#weather

Fired #climate scientist Tom Di Liberto says lives are at risk from #extremeweather as more cuts loom over the U.S. government agency responsible for #forecasting and much more. Di Liberto lost his job as part of a massive purge by the Trump administration, and worries the layoffs will not only cost the U.S. more money, but will cripple weather forecasting across the continent, leaving many people vulnerable to #NaturalHazards

What On Earth with Laura Lynch - cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-429

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DOGE moves to cancel #NOAA leases on key weather buildings
axios.com/2025/03/03/doge-noaa

"One of the buildings is the nerve center for generating national #weather forecasts.

It was designed to integrate multiple #forecasting centers in one building to improve operating #efficiency. It houses telecommunications equipment to send weather #data & forecasts across the #US & abroad...

Elon Musk's #DOGE has been working through the #GSA to cancel #government leases"

#Musk#Coup#Trump

Axios: DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases on key weather buildings

"...two pivotal centers for weather forecasting will soon have their leases canceled, sources told Axios.

Why it matters: One of the buildings is the nerve center for generating national weather forecasts. ..."

axios.com/2025/03/03/doge-noaa

Axios · DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases on key weather buildingsPar Andrew Freedman
#wx#disaster#weather

Some warnings about weather data when using -->
earth.nullschool.net

Text is:

#Weather and #climate data shown on this website and countless others are at risk.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (#NOAA) is the U.S. agency responsible for global weather #forecasting, #hurricane #prediction, #ocean #observation, and many other services vital to public safety. Its #satellites, #supercomputers, and research teams provide essential #data that help us understand our #planet and #protect #lives.

On February 27, the new U.S. administration initiated mass firings at NOAA. These actions are #unethical and deeply #disruptive to the talented #scientists and #engineers who dedicate themselves to the public good. The firings, along with expected budget cuts, have serious implications for the availability and #quality of #WeatherForecasts produced by the #UnitedStates. They must be reversed immediately.

Much of the data on this website is downloaded directly from NOAA's servers. In this environment of uncertainty, access could be #disrupted at any time. While I'll strive to keep all features on this website functional and switch to alternative data sources if necessary, some datasets have no substitute if they go offline.

If this concerns you, speak up. Share on #SocialMedia. And if you're in the U.S., contact your representatives.