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The abrupt cutoff of satellite data crucial for hurricane forecasting is delayed by one month, until July 31, according to a message posted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monday.

The impending data loss from a Department of Defense weather satellite system was announced on June 25 and slated to take place “no later than” Monday, according to an earlier NOAA announcement.

The decision, which was initiated by the Defense Department, caused an uproar among meteorologists, public officials and the media in the midst of hurricane season. The fear is that the missing information could degrade the accuracy of hurricane forecasts. The move comes in the wake of steep personnel cuts at the National Weather Service and other parts of NOAA.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

But we always have money for shit like attacking Iran

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

And red states take the brunt of hurricanes

[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

1930s didn't have satelite, America was great then, people segregated, supporting Nazis. Make America great again.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

We also have a pretty radical (compared to today) and vocal left in the 30s.

they will blame the woke leftists dei for the incoming hurricanes

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Southeast U.S. can wave their heritage flags and listen to their Trumpy trout while everything they own washes away. Thank you for voting for the last 60 years to fuck yourself.

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Don't forget, no FEMA funding to rebuild either.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

A red state has always been fucked by FEMA. I used to live in Florida and there were homes still destroyed from Irma in 2017. The GOP state government always stops FEMA when a Dem is president. Then when a GOP becomes president they don't want to use FEMA.

[–] hefejefe@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Haha get fucked republicunts.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

If only hurricanes could target just repubs

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Don't they mainly target Red states?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

They do, but there are blue cities that get caught up in it too

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We can't see the hurricanes lalalalala!

-Trump, probably.

[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It's the same as his approach to Covid. If we stop testing, we don't know how many cases there are and can therefore pretend it doesn't exist anymore

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 15 hours ago

Yeah he's pretty goddamn stupid.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 82 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Next time a hurricane hits trump is ready with his sharpie.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

How could Biden do this?

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

I wonder how they'll rationalize "Democrats control the weather" now that the Republicans control all three branches of government

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Don't worry he'll just nuke it

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[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 63 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People will die. Property will be destroyed. This appears to be the plan.

[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

They want fewer poor Americans. Naturally, the best way to achieve this is to let them die.

[–] ElectricWaterfall@lemmy.zip 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Property could be purchased for cents on the dollar when people lose everything and have no support.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 1 points 15 hours ago

I mean, I suppose that's true... But the areas where people will be forced out will be, for all intents and purposes, uninhabitable.

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[–] Karrion409@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Funny thing is this will mostly affect the south. They voted for this shit so they get no sympathy from me.

[–] woshua@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Did you type your comment from a country that voted for this? Do you deserve sympathy from other countries? Or do you think every person in the south voted for this?

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 1 points 15 hours ago

Do you deserve sympathy from other countries?

No, the US doesn't deserve sympathy for this. Not until we actually start fighting back.

The only people right now in the US that have any sympathy from me, as a USian are the people out on the streets, actively stopping ICE, or sabotaging federal equipment and processes.

The rest of the country? Yeah, we'll learn our lesson eventually.

[–] Karrion409@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I don't expect sympathy from other countries because I feel like america broadly deserves this as punishment for its apathy and I'm saying this as someone who voted Harris. Also most people in the south voted for this. You wanna go cry for those people then be my guest. Im done having sympathy for backwards idiots who hate everyone and everything around them and are actively trying to set us back as a society. As for the small percentage of people who live there who didnt vote for this I feel bad for them and hope they can get out. Other than that they can rot in their disaster ridden meth towns because thats what they voted for.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website -1 points 19 hours ago

Tell us you don't have a clue how the electoral college works without telling us.

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago

It's ok. The returning Trump Sharpie, now offered in gold, will help predict hurricanes with 100% accuracy. Only $999.99. Get all the latest Sharpie updates on your totally-manufactured-in-the-US biggly Trump phone. (big /s there)

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 48 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They're trying to get rid of the NWS because they want to privatize access to weather data.

Imagine what it will be like when you have to pay to receive severe weather alerts. These bastards are just trying to make it (even more) fatal to be poor.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I've said this before, first weather. Then GPS. That is going to suck. A lot of people probably don't remember when GPS was obfuscated. We could go back to that, or completely scrambled without a key.

[–] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good things phones all work with Galieleo

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Well about that. The FCC and the EU came to an agreement about use of Galileo gps.

This means the opposite can be true, and they can require a push to revoke Galileo. Or the EU could revoke the gps as well. The license can effectively stop most people from having gps even Galileo. Yes you could avoid the update, try and use the signals anyways, but for the majority of people, a simple update and its gone.

At least in the states anyways.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 2 points 14 hours ago

I am hoping that California and other blue states make a deal with the EU, or offer some form of mutual assistance. It is clear that the Facist States of America are going to be worthless trading partners, so the EU and the Blue States should do their own thing.

[–] this@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I imagine it will be a lot like pirating live streamed TV, but with weather apps.

Probably a good idea to have 2 in case 1 gets shut down or raided.

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why would he do this when democrats can control the weather?

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Well as of tomorrow, weather modification will be illegal in the state of Florida. As such, Democrats will be powerless to help in the state most likely to see a hurricane.

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[–] Bonus@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago

He's mostly fueled by being a little bitch, isn't he? The Obama roast and Sharpiegate being two of his biggest motivators.

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 35 points 1 day ago

Get EARLY tornado warnings!!! Only $29.99 a month!!!

[–] kubica@fedia.io 27 points 1 day ago

The covid technique? No data about the hurricanes = no hurricanes.

[–] Kurious84@eviltoast.org 20 points 1 day ago

It seems they only care about what affects the billionaires. They are not affected by weather I guess so screw the rest of us who aren't sheltered every second of our lives.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 17 points 1 day ago

USA is full mask-off at home, citizens are still deer-in-the-headlights seven months later. We can only hope the legs bouncing and rolling beneath the undercarriage causes a stop.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Isn't Mar A Lago literally in the path of hurricanes? How does this help anybody...

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It won't matter to him. If his property gets hit then he'll just declare that specific spot a disaster area and have what's left of FEMA give him millions of dollars to rebuild and upgrade the whole place. It'd be like the ultimate insurance scam.

[–] Killer57@lemmy.ca 2 points 23 hours ago

Honestly, best hope is he's there when it gets hit head on.

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

He's insured. It's always someone else who has to do the hard work.

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago

America was pretty great when the Great Galveston hurricane hit, so we need to recreate that scenario. Still the deadliest storm in U.S. history. Maybe that record can fall? Imagine Katrina, but with no evacuation.

[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Gunna have to detect hurricanes for when mango manchild starts abruptly selling off coastal properties

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