The Daily Populous Wednesday June 4th, 2025 day edition
Authored by newrepublic.com and submitted by Quirkie

“Confidently, I went on TV and I told you, ‘It’s going to turn. You don’t need to worry. It is going to turn,’” he said, referring to the NWS’s hurricane prediction ability. “And I am here to tell you that I am not sure I can do that this year, because of the cuts, the gutting, the sledgehammer attack on science in general.… This is a multigenerational impact on science in this country.”

Morales first noted that all central and south Florida NWS sites are around 20 to 40 percent understaffed right now. There has been “nearly 20 percent reduction in weather balloon releases, launches, that carry those radio signs. And what we’re starting to see is that the quality of the forecast is becoming degraded because of some of these cuts,” he added.

“There is also a chance that … NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft will not be able to fly this year. And with less reconnaissance missions, we may be flying blind. And we may not exactly know how strong a hurricane is before it reaches the coastline.”

ToeSniffer245 on June 3rd, 2025 at 19:40 UTC »

Or he could’ve I dunno, not placed worldwide tariffs in the first place?

Boring_Investment597 on June 3rd, 2025 at 19:39 UTC »

Trump has made more deals with terrorists than foreign nations.

Broke-Till-Payday on June 3rd, 2025 at 19:34 UTC »

I thought they were lining up to kiss his ass. According to our supreme taco.