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Already in political crosshairs, fates of NOAA and FEMA hang in the election balance NOAA

Already in political crosshairs, fates of NOAA and FEMA hang in the election balance

The Summary FEMA and NOAA have become politicized as the frequency and severity of natural disasters have increased. Their futures hang in the balance of the election. Project 2025, a conservative policy road map, recommends that NOAA be “broken up and downsized” and that much of the burden for disaster…
bubmag
November 3, 2024
Yet another hurricane wetter, windier and more destructive because of climate change NOAA

Yet another hurricane wetter, windier and more destructive because of climate change

Hurricane Milton began as a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday 5th October. It very rapidly intensified to tropical storm status, before undergoing explosive intensification to a high category 5 between Sunday 6th and Monday 7th, as it moved southeast towards the Yucatan Peninsula ( NOAA, 2024…
bubmag
October 11, 2024
Better weather forecasts key to battling billion-dollar disasters, experts tell House panel NOAA

Better weather forecasts key to battling billion-dollar disasters, experts tell House panel

Experts told representatives Wednesday that supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve weather models and predictions is crucial to saving lives and lowering recovery costs. The U.S. was hit by 28 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2023, making the costs related to helping communities recover…
bubmag
March 7, 2024
When climate change throws the Pacific off balance, the world’s weather follows NOAA

When climate change throws the Pacific off balance, the world’s weather follows

The Pacific Ocean is a juggernaut. It’s the largest ocean on our planet, almost double the size of the Atlantic. Its vast expanse, exposure to trade winds, and range of temperatures makes it incredibly dynamic. All these factors contribute to create the El Niño—Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a climate pattern that…
bubmag
September 20, 2023