What To Know About NOAA
Q: Why is the Trump administration targeting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?
A: To encourage forecast-obsessed Americans to live in the moment.
Q: Why do we need NOAA?
A: We're about to find out.
Q: Why do Republicans want to privatize the agency's work?
A: Conservatives believe a free market will provide the best possible weather.
Q: Is it not hubris for the mind of man to seek to touch the realms of the firmament?
A: Yeah, it kind of is.
Q: What is the main benefit to privatizing weather data?
A: Less traffic on evacuation routes.
Q: What should we rely on for weather forecasting now?
A: The aching joints of the elderly.
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