Right as the U.S. is laying off meteorologists and weather forecasters, a giant storm hits the country and kills dozens of people across the South.

Right as the U.S. is laying off meteorologists and weather forecasters, a giant storm hits the country and kills dozens of people across the South. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/us-south-storms-severe-weather-e65a2c39?st=byFBbW&reflink=article_copyURL_share

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What worries me greatly is that NOAA hosts a lot of good data like rainfall probabilities and SLR projections. With the current political climate, I wouldn't be surprised to see that data pulled. This data is routinely used to plan critical infrastructure projects and pulling it will add additional hurdles, cost, and confusion.