The NWS is some of the best bang-for-our-buck we get as taxpayers. Completely free, lifesaving forecasts cost us about $3 each a year and delivery at least $40 worth of benefit to each of us. That is a pretty damn good return on investment.
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Andrea Thompson
The NWS is already short-staffed, making it much harder for the meteorologists who do crucial work to keep us all safe. NWS mets already work long shifts at all hours of the day. We will all be less safe because of this.
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Seems to me thats a fairly crucial role thats lack will immediately have life-ending consequences...
Would tsunamis be NOAA? Seems to be a pattern there
The conspiracy monkey living in my sleep deprived brain is howling about some nefarious plot:
Fire the disaster warning people
Fire the disaster response people
Declare national emergency because disasters become widespread
Martial Law
BTW anyone giving Musk credit for this one should look up Accuweather's push to stop allowing public access to NWS forecasts.