Democrats love to use NOAA as an example of federal bureacrats doing valuable work. "We shouldn't be firing bureaucrats, because think of things like NOAA!"

If Democrats truly value NOAA's important work, a small fund will be raised to set up a similar operation outside government, hiring some of the same workers. They can get access to the various temperature feeds around the world (most countries will support this), and they can continue the work of tracking the temperatures, etc.

Right now NOAA's budget is $6 billion, which seems quite high for a temperature tracking operation. But, that's only $17 per American. If Democrats think it's important, they can duplicate it for only $34 per Democrat. Or $200 for 1 out of 6 Democrats who care enough about climate. Outside of government, the work can probably be done cheaper, maybe for $1 billion instead of $6 billion. So if we get 1 out of 6 Democrats to pay $34 each we can save NOAA.

But if no Democrats want to pony up anything, we'll know that it wasn't all that important to them.

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure they have lots of fat to trim

Really? What makes you so sure? Because Musk and Trump said so and your media bubble repeats them?

Anonymous wrote:If you follow Wxrisk.com on social media this is what he shared. Sounds like it’s definitely not just probationary workers.

“BE ADVISED.... there is deceitful manipulative lie coming out of the mouths of some people who are saying this lie in order to defend the undefensible. Some of the meteorologists thar were let go on Thursday and more tomorrow are not probationary. I'm hearing that LIE increasingly from those wishing to defend this stupid and dangerous action.

Example doctor Andrew Hazleton a leading hurricane researcher and scientists from the National Hurricane Center who has been with the National Weather Service for almost a decade was let go on thursday.

That's not probation. Leading climate researcher and scientists Dr Andrew lube was also let go today and he's been with Noaa for several years as well.”

NOAA fires about 800 employees, with more possible Friday

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/politics/noaa-federal-workers-firings

Many experienced meteorologists were considered "probationary" because they'd been promoted into a new job at a different part of NOAA.

And, yes, more will be fired today.

I'm convinced that their boss, the Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, is insane - like, lost touch with reality insane. He just said yesterday that 250,000 people are in line to buy the $5 million visa. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3332237/250000-people-waiting-trump-gold-card-howard-lutnick/#google_vignette

Anonymous wrote:we have facebook apps that tells you when the snow is coming

This has to be a joke, right? If it is not,do you think Zuc is doing the forecasting? All of you who just think these agencies "do nothing" just pause and think for two seconds. The private sector DEPENDS on a significant amount of their own work/research etc., they will be effectively crippled. I guess this is why everyone keeps saying FAFO.

Anonymous wrote:we have facebook apps that tells you when the snow is coming

Where do you think the facebook apps get that information, genius?

The European model is always more accurate.

Anonymous wrote:we have facebook apps that tells you when the snow is coming

Where do you think that Data is coming from? From now on you will have to pay for whether Alerts.

we have facebook apps that tells you when the snow is coming

Anonymous wrote:Always sunny in Trumpland. Who are you going to believe when it’s rainy? Trump or your lying eyes?

That’s right. Pilots can easily look at the sky to see if they should take off. Jesus will take the wheel.

If you follow Wxrisk.com on social media this is what he shared. Sounds like it’s definitely not just probationary workers.

“BE ADVISED.... there is deceitful manipulative lie coming out of the mouths of some people who are saying this lie in order to defend the undefensible. Some of the meteorologists thar were let go on Thursday and more tomorrow are not probationary. I'm hearing that LIE increasingly from those wishing to defend this stupid and dangerous action.

Example doctor Andrew Hazleton a leading hurricane researcher and scientists from the National Hurricane Center who has been with the National Weather Service for almost a decade was let go on thursday.

That's not probation. Leading climate researcher and scientists Dr Andrew lube was also let go today and he's been with Noaa for several years as well.”

NOAA fires about 800 employees, with more possible Friday

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/politics/noaa-federal-workers-firings

Anonymous wrote:It’s also so that everyone has to use a private
Weather service like Accuweater, which is, of course, owned by a big Trump donor.

Farmers will not like this

The private services also rely on NOAA and NWS

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's part of the 2025 playbook. After breaking up NOAA, they should "'fully commercialize its forecasting operations' and focus on providing data to private companies."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4907338-heritage-foundation-plan-weather-service/

Welcome to the world of having to pay for your weather information. Only the wealthy will get those hurricane and tornado alerts.

This means they'll have to close down our internet so we can't get it from sources outside the US.

NOAA also shares data with China and other countries. I wonder what their plan is to replace data from the US.

I honestly think there will be internet shutdowns once the protests really start.

Anonymous wrote:It's part of the 2025 playbook. After breaking up NOAA, they should "'fully commercialize its forecasting operations' and focus on providing data to private companies."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4907338-heritage-foundation-plan-weather-service/

Welcome to the world of having to pay for your weather information. Only the wealthy will get those hurricane and tornado alerts.

This means they'll have to close down our internet so we can't get it from sources outside the US.

NOAA also shares data with China and other countries. I wonder what their plan is to replace data from the US.

Anonymous wrote:It's part of the 2025 playbook. After breaking up NOAA, they should "'fully commercialize its forecasting operations' and focus on providing data to private companies."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4907338-heritage-foundation-plan-weather-service/

Welcome to the world of having to pay for your weather information. Only the wealthy will get those hurricane and tornado alerts.

+1

This is exactly what they said they were going to do.

Some wealthy people don't care. Their big mansions protect them from harsh wind and rain damage, access to healthy food , clean water, special access to medical supplies and services.
These inexperienced people don't know NOIA do more than provide weather service.