Texas, Trump and flash flood
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Neil Jacobs, tapped to lead NOAA, called for sharper forecasting tools and clearer public alerts, just days after flooding in Texas left more than 100 dead.
Nominee says he would work to undo the workforce cuts from the last few months, though the process could take time.
Neil Jacobs stressed a desire to see the more than 120 Weather Service forecast offices across the country be fully staffed.
Trump’s nominee to lead NOAA said he backs the president’s proposed cuts while expressing support for the agency’s mission.
Rick Spinrad, a former NOAA Administrator, explains why he believes the government staffing cuts implemented by the Trump administration may have hindered the response to the devastating floods in Texas.
The decision by the Department of Defense to stop providing data to NOAA is just the latest challenge for the agency this year.
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Axios on MSNNew NOAA document spells out further deep Trump cutsA new NOAA document sheds further light on the Trump administration's proposed cuts and changes for the weather and climate agency. Why it matters: The proposed budget would gut federal climate research efforts and spending at a critical moment in the fight to understand and address human-driven climate change.
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The Trump administration wants to zero out climate research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to a newly released budget document. The document
My fear is that we’re going to look back 25 years from now and say, ‘This is when the progress stopped,’” one weather expert said.