The Trump administration is considering ending leases for key NOAA facilities, including a weather forecasting center in Maryland, which could severely disrupt weather prediction and fisheries management services. Former and current NOAA officials express deep concerns over this move, highlighting that the agency's ability to monitor extreme weather events, like hurricanes, would be compromised. Additionally, NOAA is set to terminate four advisory committees that play crucial roles in governance and consultation regarding climate and marine issues, prompting worries over the future of environmental oversight and public safety.
"Anything that is getting cancelled with the weather program is a terrible idea; loss of an entire facility would hamper our ability to do our jobs, predict the weather properly, help protect people and property."
"If lease terminations happen that would be remarkably stupid, and a closure in Maryland could mean the agency would have trouble providing accurate forecasts that serve a wide swath of people from mariners to pilots."
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