A ballooning problem: Weather warnings face rising risks from DOGE cuts

throw0101a 16 points 1 comment August 31, 2026
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See also perhaps "DOGE destroyed how America forecasts its weather. Everyone is mad about it": * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic... And "DOGE Broke America’s Weather Machine. Now Fishermen, Insurers And Farmers Are Paying For It.": * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQku0QG2g40 And from 2025 "Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches": * https://apnews.com/article/weather-forecasts-worsen-doge-tru... A good book on the history of forecasting, The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast : * https://www.andrewblum.net/the-weather-machine-2 * https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42079139-the-weather-...

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