Opinion | Republicans Would Regret Letting Elon Musk Ax Weather Forecasting

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1. In the age of advancing technologies and increasing climate crises that bring extreme weather,

   “First, we need to have a serious conversation about further upgrading the agency’s aging systems like radars; observations, including balloons and buoys; research aircraft; satellites; and supercomputers. There is also an opportunity to build a state-of-the-art weather and climate prediction capability for the nation. That would involve modernizing emergency communication systems for future disasters instead of reacting to the most recent one. Though accurate weather forecasts, combined with effective watches and warnings, have reduced human deaths from extreme weather, still too many Americans are seemingly caught off guard by weather disasters. NOAA could help fix this.

   NOAA also needs to lead a new center that would coordinate disjointed efforts scattered across the government, academia, the military and the private sector. Given the Department of Government Efficiency’s interest in speed and consolidation, it could recommend that Congress establish this premier weather forecasting agency as a bipartisan win for the American people.”

2. Didn’t they want to move it private?

3. Florida will be in more trouble.

4. When you think you’ve heard the dumbest idea ever and someone goes “hold my beer”.

5. Let’s be amish. Go outside. Look up.

6. Nah no no let him axe weather forecasting. That way, the next time a category 4 hurricane hits the Gulf Coast, all the Trump voters will get swept out to sea because they had no warning.

7. How is this even a real discussion ? Yeah let’s defund the weather service so we can pretend climate change isn’t real. Magical thinking but I try to remember these people also mostly believe the ridiculous fairy 🧚🏿 tails that makes up religion.

   The dangerous ones are the ones who know full well what they are doing and are ok with killing the earth and harming millions so that they can get richer and more powerful. The usual maga rednecks are the useful idiots, the rubes.

   MMW: multiple upcoming cabinet officials will end up with criminal records carrying out Trumps dirty work

8. Ha! Regret and U.S. Republicans go together like peace and petroleum extraction

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