NOAA could cut this year's funding to IOOS regions, directly contradicting the budget Congress already approved. If these cuts go through, vital coastal monitoring will cease.
Who we blame is irrelevant. The damage to our entire ecosystem has already reached the tipping point, and pointing fingers is fruitless. Our complicity goes back centuries.
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Meanwhile, here are the weather balloon launches from this morning. The red dots indicate locations that missed the launch today owing to short staffing. The blue dots indicate long-term outages.
Teaching associate professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois. I teach weather. Posts are about weather and sometimes sports. Storm chaser. PhD, MS PSU; BS Michigan. All opinions mine.
Who we blame is irrelevant. The damage to our entire ecosystem has already reached the tipping point, and pointing fingers is fruitless. Our complicity goes back centuries.
Making a donation to any one, or more, of the institutions and services listed will make a difference. Every dollar adds up!
Think about future generations.
"Think about future generations."
Can't say it any better than that.
You can blame maga, and trump
I don’t think my reps can read, much less navigate the seriousness of this. Will keep sharing and pressing.
Short term thinking short-changed the greedy mammals causing them long term grief.
Meanwhile, here are the weather balloon launches from this morning. The red dots indicate locations that missed the launch today owing to short staffing. The blue dots indicate long-term outages.
https://bsky.app/profile/vortexjeff.bsky.social/post/3lt6oqiqlzk2k
Teaching associate professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois. I teach weather. Posts are about weather and sometimes sports. Storm chaser. PhD, MS PSU; BS Michigan. All opinions mine.
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This event brought localized, excessive rainfall -- totaling several months’ worth in just a few hours.
For perspective: Austin typically sees 2.16" of rain in all of July.
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