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Daniel Swain Mar 3, 2025

I don't really know how to shout this from the rooftops any louder: If this actually happens, it would spell the end of U.S. numerical weather prediction--the scientific models, run on supercomputers, used to create virtually all weather forecasts. https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/doge-noaa-weather-building-leases-trump

DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases on key weather buildings

NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.

Axios

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I am Jack's Lost 404 Mar 4, 2025

@weatherwest

But wait if no weather report then rocket can't go up? Sad rocket man

Just kidding he'll just get his idiot lackey trump to be useful and look up directly at the sun...

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ToroidalCore Mar 4, 2025

@float13
He can just get Trump to use his magical Sharpy that diverts hurricanes to keep any inclement weather away from the launch site.

@weatherwest

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I am Jack's Lost 404 Mar 4, 2025

@toroidalcore @weatherwest

They only gave him a sharpie because of the hard shell, after he ate all the crayons...

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ToroidalCore

@float13 @weatherwest I'm sure he enjoys the fumes too.