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The End of Weather Forecasting


Triumph of the War on Science Got a heads up on this from a senior scientist who emailed today: “If this happens, weather forecasting as we know it will end.” Further underlined by Dani…

The Trump administration has informed NOAA that two pivotal centers for weather forecasting will soon have their leases canceled, sources told Axios. The NOAA employee told Axios the cancellations — along with recent layoffs, early retirements, and travel and hiring limitations — point to an effort to dismantle the agency. The NOAA employee told Axios a nightmare scenario could unfold if the College Park building was shuttered, but the agency still was tasked with the same missions as at present.

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