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Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts (www.theguardian.com)

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As the US prepares for hurricane season and a summer of record-breaking heat, experts fear the Trump administration’s cuts to climate and weather data programming could make the federal government’s weather forecasts less reliable when they are needed most.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) late last year launched a suite of artificial intelligence-powered global weather forecast models which it said would improve “speed, efficiency, and accuracy”. In March, an agency official said those models are being trained with centuries of weather data.

Artificial intelligence is a valuable tool for weather prediction, but only when it is well-trained with ample data, said Monica Medina, who served as Noaa’s principal deputy undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere from 2009 to 2012.

Under Trump, climate and weather data collection has declined, said Medina. This year, the Trump administration proposed a modest budget increase for the National Weather Service, but a 40% cut to Noaa overall.

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

*WILL and *ALREADY ARE making them worse.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 0 points 1 week ago

Yea they're observably worse.

You used to be able to trust what the predicted temperature high was for today, but now you cant even rely on that.

[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I just keep wondering what his bodycount will end up being.

[–] AckPhttt@beehaw.org 0 points 1 week ago

He's already killed more Americans than the Empire of Japan did in WWII. It won't surprise me if he finally beats the death toll of the (probably soon to be called "first") American Civil War.