QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoThe MAGA Plan to End Free Weather Reportswww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1358arrow-down14cross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
arrow-up1354arrow-down1external-linkThe MAGA Plan to End Free Weather Reportswww.theatlantic.comQuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
minus-squaresprack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up99·4 months agoIt’s because the person that owns AccuWeather has been lobbying since Trump’s first term to close NOAA and give his company a monopoly on it. Selling forecasts, data and access back to everyone while using resources paid for by taxpayers.
minus-squarewater@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up73·4 months agoAccuWeather has been trying since 2005: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service_Duties_Act_of_2005
minus-squaresprack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up37·4 months agoThank you for that link. NWS and NOAA deserve all the support we can give them.
It’s because the person that owns AccuWeather has been lobbying since Trump’s first term to close NOAA and give his company a monopoly on it. Selling forecasts, data and access back to everyone while using resources paid for by taxpayers.
AccuWeather has been trying since 2005:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service_Duties_Act_of_2005
Thank you for that link. NWS and NOAA deserve all the support we can give them.