YouTubers weigh in on impacts of cuts to the US Weather Service following last night’s catastrophic and deadly flooding in Texas.
In May, 5 former Directors of the National Weather Service published an open letter citing their concerns about cuts to Meteorological services:
NWS staff will have an impossible task to continue its current level of services. Some forecast offices will be so short-staffed that they may be forced to go to part-time services. Not only are there fewer forecasters, there are also fewer electronic technicians, who are responsible for maintaining the critical NEXRAD radars. Our worst nightmare is that weather forecast offices will be so understaffed that there will be needless loss of life. We know that’s a nightmare shared by those on the forecasting front lines — and by the people who depend on their efforts.
Was it Vought who said he wanted to traumatize long-term government employees?
Mission accomplished.