{"id":390159,"date":"2025-07-22T14:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T12:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=390159"},"modified":"2025-07-22T14:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T12:30:47","slug":"is-the-national-weather-service-climate-campaign-collateral-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=390159","title":{"rendered":"Is the National Weather Service climate campaign collateral damage?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Joe Bastardi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12635713 – ecology landscape – climate change concept, desert invasion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One day, and I hope it\u2019s in the not-too-distant future, when we can finally rid ourselves of climate hysteria, historians will begin to grapple with the staggering cost this has inflicted on humanity. The sheer amount of time and money squandered on something we should simply adapt to\u2014it\u2019s likely astronomical. Not only that, but it has stymied true advancement by diverting funds away from far more worthy pursuits, creating an incalculable loss. The pain and aggravation it has caused, the needless loss of human life it has triggered\u2014after all, if Russia lacked the money to wage war, they wouldn\u2019t start one, nor would Iran. Were it not for the attempted overthrow of our way of life over the last four years, the momentum set in the previous four would have yielded massive dividends, instead of plunging us into a hole so deep that, no matter what President Trump does, it will take divine intervention to climb out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that\u2019s not really the subject here. What the subject truly is, is how NOAA\u2019s relentless emphasis on climate change has obscured the public\u2019s awareness of just how exceptional the National Weather Service has become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the longest-running global forecaster in the private sector, I\u2019ve always viewed the National Weather Service as a competitor. But my attitude has evolved into one of profound respect, admiration, and gratitude. Because I know I must add real value to my forecasts\u2014they produce darn good ones that push me to elevate my own game. In the last decade, I\u2019ve also sought involvement in public-private partnerships with the National Weather Service to exchange ideas. Though, because I speak my mind on certain issues, that\u2019s probably not going to happen. However, I want readers of CFACT to understand that the weather and climate divisions of NOAA are two entirely distinct entities. NOAA\u2019s constant push on climate change issues has robbed the National Weather Service of its due. Not only has it siphoned actual money that could have bolstered the Weather Service, but it has also prevented the general public from grasping how darn good they truly are. Now, I don\u2019t think some of their models match the European model, for instance, but I could list endless tools I draw from NOAA\u2019s weather branch\u2014not copying forecasts, but leveraging their research, available maps, past weather reconstructions, and more. The list is endless. And yet, nobody in the general public knows about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, what I\u2019m about to say won\u2019t make me popular with those eager to slash government spending\u2014and I haven\u2019t scrutinized the recent cuts to the National Weather Service directly. But I want you to understand something: Why would I, as a competitor, want the National Weather Service to improve? Simple\u2014for one, I\u2019m not afraid of competition; for two, it raises my own level; and for three, they do darn good work as a safety net for the common defense. But many people don\u2019t realize that, so when cuts happened recently\u2014and rightfully so, overdue in climate-related excesses\u2014other aspects should have been evaluated objectively by outsiders who know what\u2019s valuable. For instance, I would have loved to weigh in on precisely what to cut in research and development. You wouldn\u2019t gut R&D in defense, would you? No, because that could be suicidal for our country. Well, consider that normal weather variations, in a growing nation, will naturally cause more problems. So, aren\u2019t we compelled to develop better tools to prepare? You can\u2019t achieve that by haphazardly declaring, \u201cOh, we don\u2019t need this or that.\u201d In my opinion, there may have been a rush to judgment to impress the higher-ups,  as you can\u2019t wield a blunt instrument on something like this\u2014instead, use a surgeon\u2019s precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, some of the shrill hysterics talking about how many lives this or that would cost, or using individual events, are simply the creatures that haunt the swamp that weather has become due to politics,  and come out when it suits their purpose. And they do a disservice to the reality of looking at what actually should be scrutinized, and who knows, PERHAPS BEEFED UP..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in the end, I blame it all on the phony climate war agenda. The constant drumbeat about how the climate is deteriorating so badly, this disaster and that calamity, needing more research to prove this and that about climate change blah blah blah\u2014and what happens? Nobody recognizes the true treasure buried within parts of NOAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And by the way, this applies to NASA, too. In some ways, a Saturday Night Live skit from years ago, could have sounded alarm bells at NASA. It was a phony phone call from the president to the space shuttle crew, and nobody cared because it had become so routine. Well, no flight into space is ever routine\u2014NASA is just so damn good that it almost always goes right. But when they dove into climate\u2014naturally, given the money thrown at this phony climate war\u2014guess what? Their main mission gets prostituted, a victim of all this hysteria. I\u2019ve got an idea for NASA, or Elon, or whoever: Why not build transports to haul nuclear waste to the far reaches of the universe? How\u2019s that for a mission? Kill two birds with one stone\u2014for all you \u201cCO2 will destroy the atmosphere\u201d fans, nuclear power emits none. And if you could send that waste to the edge of the universe\u2014unless you\u2019re fretting about Klingon retaliation\u2014it seems like an interesting plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in a way, this is a defense of the National Weather Service and its remarkable work and advancements. If you folks knew what I know and saw what I see, you\u2019d understand. I\u2019ll give you an example: If you\u2019re an Alabama fan, no way do you want Auburn off your schedule. In fact, if you\u2019re a true Alabama fan, you probably want Auburn to come in undefeated every year, so you can beat them. Or vice versa if you\u2019re an Auburn fan. But you should appreciate the value, and the only way to do that is not to let it be prostituted by some phony issue that blinds you to something of true worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think of it in terms of all the great people we have working in the FBI, not where their politically motivated superiors were misdirecting them too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know what the weather has done and can do. ( What would we do if the 1930s showed up again? can you imagine the hysteria for instance, if 2 major hurricanes hit the US within 18 hours of each other, with this crew of climate hysterics we have.. all of them not even knowing that happened)? A growing country needs to counter any attack on it that can hinder growth.  If you look at it that way, and look at the National Weather Service as a vital part of the safety net, then the whole picture emerges.  As for the emphasis on man-made climate change, goodbye and good riddance.  If NOAA\u2019s emphasis had been on the front-line forecasting, it\u2019s likely people would know more about what is going on and we would be even better. Maybe our flagship forecast models wouldn\u2019t trail the Europeans as I showed in a previous blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then again, that has always been the main motive of the climate campaign.  Deception, distortion, and delusion.   And the NWS may have suffered some collateral damage in that war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One day, and I hope it\u2019s in the not-too-distant future, when we can finally rid ourselves of climate hysteria, historians will begin to grapple with the staggering cost this has inflicted on humanity. The sheer amount of time and money squandered on something we should simply adapt to\u2014it\u2019s likely astronomical. 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