Imagine ending public release, including to hurricane forecasters, of vital data to see inside storms for fear of data being hacked & released publicly while on its way to being released publicly. That's Trump logic in 2025. If 2026 NOAA budget is passed, there won't be much hurricane research left.
It's hard to adequately summarize how destructive NOAA's 2026 proposed budget released on Monday is for hurricane forecasting, but I crammed all I could into today's newsletter. I encourage everyone with interests along the coast to read it carefully. ⬇️
