Trump puts two NOAA officials on leave days before confirming Neil Jacobs, whom they investigated for altering hurricane forecasts to match Trump’s false Alabama claims.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump puts two NOAA officials on leave days before confirming Neil Jacobs, whom they investigated for altering hurricane forecasts to match Trump’s false Alabama claims.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Interesting article on the importance of long term time series
baynature.org/2025/07/17/t...
Yes definitely seeing this
“A growing backlog of hundreds of unsigned NOAA contracts has slowed agency operations to a crawl — so much so that even Sen. Ted Cruz, a staunch ally of the Trump administration, has raised concerns about the gridlock.” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Super chuffed to be part of this crew! 😎🐋🦑🧪
"I have never seen a government get so many things wrong, in so many different ways. It was like an Obamacare website every 18 hours. It was like the soft opening of Jurassic Park." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Trump admin is torching NOAA. Habitat Conservation? Zeroed out. International Fisheries? Gutted. Climate research centers? Going dark. And now they’re reclassifying staff under Schedule F, turning civil servants into political pawns. #NOAA #DOGE
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
Let’s recap: Over the last two months, hundreds of probationary NOAA employees were fired, then un-fired and immediately placed on administrative leave, then fired again. This is not a way to build a sustainable workforce, nor maintain morale within the existing one. The cruelty is the point.
This is what I needed!
"Everything Donald Trump says about an energy emergency is a lie."
Thank you @markey.senate.gov for calling out the real emergency: the climate crisis.
"And yet, Trump is dismantling programs that reduce energy prices, lower heating bills, keep our air and water clean, and create jobs."
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
Such a cutie!
Sure feels like it should
Searching for healthy reefs in Martinique. Sadly hard to come by.