Re:Weather.com Has Become the Pawn of a Data Theft Scheme
by jasonjayr on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @11:03AM
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The folks behind weather.com are actively trying to kill weather.gov through lobbying and other campaigns. Folks need to be made aware that their tax dollars are already being spent on top-notch science tools by folks with a vested interested in their safety.
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Re:Weather.com Has Become the Pawn of a Data Theft Scheme
by MrMetlHed on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @12:19PM
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They almost got their dream leader of NOAA when Trump appointed the head of AccuWeather, Barry Meyers, to lead NOAA. He withdrew his nomination for health reasons, but believes the government shouldn't provide any type of direct forecasts to the public. Michael Lewis has a good write up of this in his book The Fifth Risk.