Rick Thoman

Not what people ANYWHERE on the Pacific coast want to hear. #akwx #Alaska

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is halting a contract that makes it possible for the federal agency to accurately monitor for potential tsunamis in Alaska – and quickly warn at-risk communities."

https://alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-desk/2025-10-31/noaa-cancels-longstanding-funding-for-seismic-data-collection-crucial-to-tsunami-warning-systems

NOAA cancels funding for data collection crucial to tsunami warning systems

The Alaska Earthquake Center has long provided NOAA with seismic data for tsunami monitoring and warning purposes. That work will wind down in November, after the federal agency said it can no longer fund the contract.

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Show threadBakersRelayNov 2
@AlaskaWx FYI @ingalls @mappingsupport @ai6yr
Show threadMaria Langer | 📝🛥️💎Nov 2
@AlaskaWx @rpmik But we're getting a ballroom!
Show threadPeter LudemannNov 3
@AlaskaWx I'm sure the "free market" will step in to provide a solution that's both better and cheaper. Unfettered capitalism FTW!
Show threadBrian VastagNov 3
@AlaskaWx Also an issue for #Hawaii....
Show threadRick ThomanNov 3
@brianvastag And BC and WA and OR and CA.
Show threadDuckbilled Plattypus.Nov 3
@AlaskaWx Insane. This will kill people. But at least the Epstein files are safe. And the toilet in the Lincoln bedroom is now a correct replica of Saddam Hussein's palace shitter.
Show thread7leaguebootdisk𓅽Nov 3
@pattykimura @AlaskaWx no, Sadam's were more tasteful, and had a bidet.
Show threadDuckbilled Plattypus.Nov 3

@7leaguebootdisk @AlaskaWx

From what I hear of "the smell" emanating from his royal ass, he could use a bidet.

Show threadPaul BarnfatherNov 3
@AlaskaWx
...meanwhile, they had a meltdown when they discovered that EVs don't have AM radios "because eMerGEncIes!" 🤡
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48315
Show threadNazaniNov 3
@AlaskaWx I'm guessing NPR won't be able to pick up the slack..
Show threadRick ThomanNov 3
@Nazani Has NPR historically done much seismic data collection and distribution?
Show threadNazaniNov 3
@AlaskaWx They've been part of emergency notification systems for isolated communities.
https://aipi.asu.edu/blog/2025/07/public-radio-risk-whats-stake-tribal-and-rural-communities
Public Radio at Risk: What’s at Stake for Tribal and Rural Communities | American Indian Policy Institute

In rural Tribal communities across the United States, public radio is more than a source of news and entertainment; it's a lifeline.

Show threadNazaniNov 3
@AlaskaWx
https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/washington-d-c/2025-07-17/with-congress-about-to-defund-public-broadcasting-murkowski-explores-whats-next-for-alaska
Congress has defunded public broadcasting. Murkowski explores what’s next for Alaska stations.

The fate of Alaska’s smaller public radio stations is in doubt after Congress passed a bill to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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Show threadDoreen32128 ready to rumble!Nov 4
@AlaskaWx Great, just great! Damn….