#noaa
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Incompetence
Gutted NOAA and National Weather Service
Trump fired 880 NOAA employees including hurricane modelers, proposed a 28% budget cut, ended Spanish weather alerts, and transferred hurricane-tracking satellites to the Pentagon. Weather forecasting capacity was severely degraded.
Lies & Misinformation
The Hurricane Dorian Sharpie Incident
Rather than admit a mistaken tweet about Hurricane Dorian threatening Alabama, Trump displayed a doctored weather map altered with a Sharpie in the Oval Office, then pressured NOAA to back up his false claim.
Incompetence
Suggested Nuking Hurricanes
Trump reportedly asked officials multiple times "Why don't we nuke them?" about hurricanes, suggesting dropping nuclear bombs into the eye of a storm. NOAA literally has a FAQ page explaining why this won't work.