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NOAA's essential data and services are under threat. We surveyed our customers about how they benefit from NOAA data. Below are responses from Kettle, Pelmorex, Sylvera, Rainmaker, Jua, and more.
NOAA is under threat
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is one of the world’s leading scientific agencies.
NOAA has a three part mission:
To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, ocean and coasts.
To share that knowledge and information with others.
To conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.
Throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to interact with many brilliant NOAA scientists and technologists---folks who have dedicated their lives to NOAA’s mission, foregoing potentially much more lucrative opportunities in the private sector.
On Feb. 27, we learned that over 800 of these people had been laid off.
Given the published intent of Project 2025,
there is legitimate concern that this is just the beginning of a broader in…
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