DOGE is gutting the federal agency that leads climate research and oversees the weather service, laying off 10% of staff (with the ultimate goal of eliminating 50%) and cancelling office leases, @justcalma.bsky.social scoops www.theverge.com/news/622990/... - ThreadSky

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andyjayhawk.bsky.social • 6 days ago

DOGE is gutting the federal agency that leads climate research and oversees the weather service, laying off 10% of staff (with the ultimate goal of eliminating 50%) and cancelling office leases, @justcalma.bsky.social scoops https://www.theverge.com/news/622990/trump-doge-government-layoffs-doge-weather-forecasts-noaa

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webrant.bsky.social•6 days ago

On behalf of Barry Meyers who Trump tried to appoint to destroy the place for the AccuWeather billionaire donor to take over.

https://bsky.app/profile/andyjayhawk.bsky.social/post/3ljijyormjs2g

justcalma.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thanks Andy for editing and sharing!

slo1993-2024.bsky.social•6 days ago

Kinda blows the snot outa the image that he wants to make vehicles that help the environment when he destroys NOAA.

nachyocheese.bsky.social•6 days ago

This will destroy US Agriculture as farmers will have no idea when frosts are coming or whether there will be enough rain, leading to massive crop losses.

jalaneschmidt.bsky.social•5 days ago

But the DOGE kids who are cutting NOAA are 19 years old and they don’t know what they don’t know 🙁

ulyankee.bsky.social•5 days ago

That plus the impact of the trade war the US just started with Canada (potash is mostly imported from Canada).

bettersweet.bsky.social•6 days ago

maybe @mcuban.bsky.social can save us???

I rely on weather reports several times daily for my livestock and this is critical for lifesaving especially tornadoes.

this is insane thing to take away EVERY American's safety net