Texas, Trump and flash flood
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The decision by the Department of Defense to stop providing data to NOAA is just the latest challenge for the agency this year.
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.
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.
In an L.A. park, Trump unleashed his latest show of farce: The Battle of the Photo Op, argues columnist Gustavo Arellano. Elon Musk’s America Party is a long shot, argues columnist Jonah Goldberg. After a climber survived a gruesome injury in the Sierras, it took five helicopters to rescue her.
The Senate committee also protected the National Weather Service staff from mass layoffs. But a fight over the FBI has left the bill in limbo.
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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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Space.com on MSNSenators push back on Trump's proposal to cut NASA science funding by 47%The Senate appropriations committee initially voted in favor of a bill rejecting Trump's NASA budget cuts, but discussions are still ongoing.
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Irish Star on MSNTrump's job cuts 'degrade' weather services as Florida hurricane predictions set back 'decades'The National Hurricane Center is tracking four tropical waves, including one in the Caribbean amid growing fears over the ability to monitor storms, with the cuts in federal agencies from the Donald T