NOAA Is in Danger
Project 2025 proposes dismantling NOAA to commercialize weather forecasting, privatize functions, and shrink scientific research. Critics fear tiered access, conflicts of interest, and jeopardized weather services' accuracy and availability.
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The article discusses Project 2025, a proposal by the Heritage Foundation that suggests dismantling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the United States. The plan aims to commercialize weather forecasting, shrink NOAA's scientific-research arm, and privatize certain functions. Critics argue that privatizing weather services could lead to tiered access and potential conflicts of interest. The National Weather Service (NWS), a part of NOAA, plays a crucial role in issuing weather alerts and forecasts, aiding in emergency response during natural disasters. Privatization could jeopardize the NWS's partnerships and international collaborations, impacting the accuracy and availability of weather information. The article highlights concerns about the politicization of weather data and the potential consequences of defunding NOAA, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a robust public weather service for national security and disaster preparedness in the face of increasing extreme weather events.
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16 commentsAs an organization it is data driven, where countless airlines, maritime shipping, and agricultural entities can't properly function without the service.
Any states that lose NOAA will also see just about every insurance premium balloon into the stratosphere.
Someone is letting the dog drive, lol =)
Trump and the GOP already tried doing this in the last admin.
He tried to appoint the CEO of AccuWeather, who publically lobbied against NOAA, to the head of NOAA.
Business and international trade partners would put a great deal of pressure on any administration which threatened to screw with NOAA to this extent and I don't believe any administration would actually follow through with such a thing, it would have massive negative effect on trade and would probably cost the US far more than it would save. This is just politics exploiting that most people don't actually know what NOAA does.
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