Loss of key US satellite data could send hurricane forecasting back 'decades'

  >The loss of DMSP comes as Noaa’s weather and climate monitoring services have become critically understaffed this year as Donald Trump’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) initiative has instilled draconian cuts to federal environmental programs.

"We can't actually say this was DOGE, so we're going to imply it using emotionally charged words, and 90% of folks with bad media literacy will come away thinking it was DOGE (just check the reddit comments)."

This in-vogue method of "lying without lying" is shockingly common nowadays, but apparently it's okay for media to lie because Bad Man Bad.

The article is saying it was DOGE. DOGE directly attacked our hurricane-forecasting capacity [1]. OMB, i.e. Vought, continues that attack [2].

Given the top three states by hurricane risk voted for Trump in ‘24 [3][4] this should make for an entertaining hurricane season. (Particularly if both a red and blue state get hit and request federal assistance.)

[1] https://apnews.com/article/national-weather-service-layoffs-...

[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA_under_the_second_presid...

[3] https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/states-most-at-risk-for-...

[4] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_president...