As the country prepares for the next hurricane season, Miami meteorologist John Morales issued a warning about how federal budget cuts at the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will impact meteorologists’ ability to predict and track threats. “Because of the gutting, the sledgehammer attack on science,” Morales says.
Morales, a Miami Florida weather presenter, who has been a staple for over 30 years informing viewers and the public about severe weather and hurricanes, told viewers live on air that he will no longer be able to accurately predict hurricanes as a result the Trump administration's drastic cuts to weather and climate agencies. The White House's department of government efficiency, Doge, took aim at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration earlier this year, cutting jobs which have led to gaps in forecast data
Here is what he said this week:
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