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US Defense Department will stop providing satellite weather data

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300 points drewr | 3 comments | 28 Jun 25 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.431s | source
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righthand ◴[29 Jun 25 00:36 UTC] No.44409378[source]▶
This is part of Project 2025 to destroy the NOAA. [0]

> Break up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

> "fully commercialize" the National Weather Service's forecasting operations.[1]

[0] https://www.project2025.observer/?search=NOAA

[1] https://www.project2025.observer/?search=Weather

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1. mtmail ◴[29 Jun 25 00:50 UTC] No.44409438[source]▶
One of arguments seems to be based on climate change denial

"Together, these [six main offices of NOAS] form a colossal operation that has become one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry and, as such, is harmful to future U.S. prosperity. This industry’s mission emphasis on prediction and management seems designed around the fatal conceit of planning for the unplannable"

"Scientific agencies like NOAA are vulnerable to obstructionism of an Administration’s aims if political appointees are not wholly in sync with Administration policy. Particular attention must be paid to appointments in this area."

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2. sorcerer-mar ◴[29 Jun 25 02:07 UTC] No.44409803[source]▶
> "Scientific agencies like NOAA are vulnerable to obstructionism of an Administration’s aims if political appointees are not wholly in sync with Administration policy. Particular attention must be paid to appointments in this area."

Absolutely mind-boggling that someone can put that in writing with a straight face.

3. const_cast ◴[01 Jul 25 00:37 UTC] No.44429432[source]▶
> climate change alarm industry

Ah yes, that very infamous industry of selling... alarm... for climate change. As opposed to Small Oil, which we all know is a very tiny industry that doesn't influence anything.