DoomsdaysCW<p>Firings at US <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn</p><p> By SETH BORENSTEIN<br>Updated 9:48 AM EST, March 1, 2025</p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — "The federal weather and oceans agency touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways, so massive firings there will likely cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy, according to the people who ran it.</p><p>"The first round of firings started Thursday at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a government agency that monitors the oceans, the atmosphere where storms roam and space, and puts out hundreds of 'products' daily. Those products generally save lives and money, experts say.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a>’s 301 billion weather forecasts every year reach 96% of American households.</p><p>The firings are 'going to affect safety of flight, safety of shipping, safety of everyday Americans,' Admiral Tim Gallaudet told The Associated Press Friday. President Donald Trump appointed Gallaudet as acting NOAA chief during his last administration. 'Lives are at risk for sure.'</p><p>"Former NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad agreed.</p><p>"'We’re getting into prime <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tornado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tornado</span></a> time. We’re getting into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/planting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planting</span></a> season for the agricultural season for the bread belt,' Spinrad said. 'It’s going to affect safety. It’s going to affect the economy.'"</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/noaa-doge-federal-cuts-musk-weather-danger-6f60e7c511989aeff8930ae87c9a5ee8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/noaa-doge-f</span><span class="invisible">ederal-cuts-musk-weather-danger-6f60e7c511989aeff8930ae87c9a5ee8</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PolyCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolyCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungerGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HungerGames</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodInsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeatherForecasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeatherForecasts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Spaceweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spaceweather</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarFlares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFlares</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateScientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateScientists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceanWarming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oceanographers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceanographers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a></p>