Texas, Donald Trump and NOAA
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Trump’s nominee to lead NOAA said he backs the president’s proposed cuts while expressing support for the agency’s mission.
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.
Neil Jacobs stressed a desire to see the more than 120 Weather Service forecast offices across the country be fully staffed.
WLOX News caught up with Congressman Mike Ezell (R) and asked about budget cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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.
A Trump administration budget proposal for NOAA would slash funding for climate and earth sciences — including shuttering four Boulder-based labs and ending federal funding for two other
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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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Irish Star on MSNFlorida weather: 'People will needlessly die' warning as impact of Trump's budget cuts laid bareAll eyes are on Trump's budget cuts to forecasting agencies as the death toll from devastating flooding across the US continue to rise and questions remain about what more could have been done to warn
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Space.com on MSNHow Trump's budget cuts could affect 2 iconic space telescopes: Hubble and James WebbAt the 246th American Astronomical Society meeting in Alaska last month, scientists discussed how Trump's budget cuts could affect operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST.
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Latin Times on MSNFormer Weather Officials Feared 'Needless Loss of Life' From Trump Admin's Budgets Cuts Weeks Before Texas FloodsWeeks before deadly floods swept through Texas, former weather officials warned Trump's NOAA budget cuts could cost lives.