U.S. House Dems say NOAA cuts will harm weather forecasting, fisheries, Navy operations
Source: Nebraska Examiner
By: Jacob Fischler - April 2, 2025 6:44 pm
Democrats on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and a panel of experts on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration’s reduction to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget and workforce, citing consequences for everyday weather data, national security and affected industries.
Virtually every American interacts with NOAA’s weather data, which supplies forecasting services across the country.
The agency’s climate and oceanic research supports the U.S. Navy’s operations and even the commercial fishing industry – described during the forum as having “a love-hate relationship” with the agency – depends on NOAA to open and close fisheries, the lawmakers and experts said.
But those missions were imperiled in February by the firings of 7% of NOAA’s staff of scientists and others overseeing federal research and monitoring of weather and oceans, the group of Democrats said.
A NOAA NO-XP radar antenna prior to operations in VORTEX 2 in Norman, Oklahoma, on Oct. 5, 2010. (Photo credit NOAA)
Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/04/02/repub/u-s-house-dems-say-noaa-cuts-will-harm-weather-forecasting-fisheries-navy-operations/
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it wouldn't have been able to do anywhere near as much damage as the orange ape has done. 