Early March Madness

 

 Weather is something we all have in common. Do we not share the same rain, don't we all get wet?

We  are entering severe weather season--blizzards, flooding, high winds, tornadoes are all possible in March.  It  can be sunny  and springlike in the morning and rain and snow in the afternoon!

How much we depend on the National Weather Service for weather forecasts and  safety information!   Farmers depend on the weather forecasts for planting and harvesting. Stock markets and futures traders also rely on forecasts making their own predictions.  What is the forecast? Uncertainty.

Among other agencies, DOGE is targeting the National Weather Service, and NOAA for budget cuts.   

Why are these agencies being targeted?  I think one reason may be the meteorologists and climatologists are quite outspoken about climate change, and the harm to the environment if we don't make changes in the way we live. They know it is not a hoax. It is happening now.

Another reason may be the "Sharpie Incident," in September 2019, when then-president Trump used a Sharpie marker to alter a weather map depicting the path of Hurricane Dorian.  When he was corrected, he  demanded an apology from the NWS, and people who corrected him to be fired.  He did not get his way.  You can read more about it here.

Both Trump and Musk are very fond of firing people. The cruelty is the point.  And the money...