Meteorologists

"NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite Captures Night-time Look at Cyclone Felleng" by NASA Goddard Photo and Video is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Hurricane Season Is Here, & Trump’s TACO Approach Means Prediction Satellites Will Continue

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA’s) outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which continues until November 30, predicts a 30% chance of a near-normal season, a 60% chance of an above-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. Never daunted by perilous climate information, the Trump … [continued]

Figure 5: Cat 5 Hurricane Image from the International Space Station. NASA Photo

The Real Danger Of Politicizing Everything

Recently, a fellow writer here told us about the death threats that meteorologists are facing. In a time when politics has wormed its way into everything, enlightened discussions about public policy in the face of a global threat get swept out of the way in favor of hatred, disinformation, and … [continued]

"Broadcast Meteorologists Get a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Kennedy Space Center" by NOAASatellites (Public Domain)

Meteorologists Who Connect Hurricanes And The Climate Crisis Are Being Threatened

When former President Donald J. Trump was elected, he took aim at every policy linked to the phrase “climate change” and repealed it. President Joe Biden reinstated the standard, which went into effect at most agencies. As columnist Bret Stephens asks this week in the New York Times, “Can we … [continued]