Today I take pen in hand to write and urge you to oppose and block the Trump Administrations DANGEROUS proposed cuts to the workforce and budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
This is a dangerous path, and one that can only lead to mass casualty events during extreme weather, unsafe air space for airline travel, and poor prediction of many events, like hurricanes, tornadoes, derechos, extreme cold and heatwaves, and so on.
The war on science, of which this is a part, will weaken our ability to predict the speed of climate-change charged events and needed research on its side effects.
These drastic reductions in funding, which include laying off a quarter of NOAA's workforce, threaten to cripple vital programs that protect lives and property.
No civilian company can fill in these gaps. They are relatively small and in nearly every case, highly dependent on NOAA and its subsidiaries data collection and computer systems
As a constituent concerned about safeguarding our climate, our environment and public safety, I urge you to reject these reckless cuts.
I demand instead an increase NOAA's budget to allow it to carry out its many essential mission more effectively.
Stand up for science. Block, Vote NO, and stop these reckless cuts and reduced budgets for NOAA and NWS.
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