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DOGE Is Making It Harder to Track Extreme Weather. What Could Go Wrong?
nytimes.com/2025/03/17/opinion

"These cuts threaten your budget, too. #Insurance companies rely heavily on #data gathered by #NOAA and the #US Geological Survey to assess wildfire, flood, wind and other risks. Some firms are warning that any interruption in data availability could drive insurance premiums for customers even higher."

#ElonMusk#Musk#Doge
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Who DOGE Hurts: Gutting NOAA
joycevance.substack.com/p/who-

"the #NOAA was preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers...

People who live in #hurricane & #tornado country keep their “NOAA #weather radios” handy...

In theory, it sounds like one more bad thing to worry about. In practice, it’s much worse. We’ve just had a demonstration of precisely how effective NOAA is & what we stand to lose without it."

#Musk#Doge#Coup

It's Caturday Saturday, which means it's MY day. See my eyes glowing? Who has the TV remote? We WILL be watching Animal Planet. Shylo is actually a sweet little lion, and she's in charge while I'm at work forecasting Montana weather.

#Montana#cat#cats