Trump proposed a 17% cut to the nation's top weather and climate agency, the NOAA

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Trump proposed a 17% cut to the nation's top weather and climate agency, the NOAA http://usat.ly/2n7lnQ7 #TrumpPriorities #TrumpBudget #GOP

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Trump's proposed NOAA budget cuts rattle scientists

https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/03/06/noaa-budget-cuts-climate-science-satellites/98809886/
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Published 3:30 p.m. ET March 6, 2017 | Updated 6:35 p.m. ET March 6, 2017


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The White House is proposing a 17% cut to the nation's top weather and climate agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Washington Post reported, and many scientists are worried.

NOAA is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and oversees the National Weather Service. It "is the lead agency for the nation's weather forecasts, weather satellites, fisheries, ocean services and climate monitoring," University of Georgia meteorologist Marshall Shepherd wrote in a commentary for Forbes magazine. A drastic cut could "place American lives and property at risk," Shepherd said.

"The proposed cuts are huge and would cripple the ability of the National Weather Service to improve the quality of weather predictions provided to the American people," Seattle-based meteorologist Cliff Mass said on his blog.

NOAA also operates the large fleet of weather satellites and multimillion-dollar computer models that warn Americans of dangerous weather. "NOAA's satellites and numerical weather prediction is key infrastructure for the United States and a foundation of U.S. economic strength and protection of American lives. It needs more resources, not less," Mass said.....................

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1. Well, THAT should stop all this global warming nonsense.

[world wide wally]

2. Why haven't we thought of that sooner?

[modrepub]

3. The National Weather Service Has Been Slated for Cuts Since the 1980s

There's always been a push to quash the government role in weather prediction but not the more expensive tasks of collection of data and running of models. One of the results of this push over the years is the whole task of weather forecasting has become highly automated. Typically forecast offices have less than a dozen shift forecasters handling daily duties. We are losing one of our admins to the local weather office (I'm slightly jealous but very happy for her). They've been doing without any administrator for over a year; imagine if you office had no one to answer the phone et cetera.

Our favorite US Senator (Santorum) even went so far as to advocate total privatization of the weather service (fulfilling a long time wet dream of a certain local, well-know forecasting service). I won't mention them here for fear of getting sued for slander. They have a reputation that proceeds them.

Anyway, this has been a long time plan that hopefully will not abolish your free weather forecasts. I strongly encourage all of you to support your local weather office by visiting their site and getting your forecasts from them. If you are a true weather wienie, stop by the office during an open house. Neat stuff.

Link: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/rick-santorums-war-against-the-national-weather-service/