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Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could s...
www.bloomberg.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
Reposted by HW
Re-posting adapted version of 2023 thread originally posed elsewhere because, in this moment especially, the need for independent domain experts (in weather, climate, & beyond) to be supported in offering balanced, nuanced,& contextually accurate information to mass audiences has never been greater.
Scientific institutions must create--and sustain--new kinds of roles so that researchers can provide the deep public engagement necessary to respond effectively to the escalating impacts of #climate change. The status quo isn't working. nature.com/articles/d41...
Climate researchers need support to become scientist-communicators
Scientific institutions must create roles so that researchers can provide the deep public engagement necessary to respond effectively to the escalating impacts of climate change.
nature.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Re-posting adapted version of 2023 thread originally posed elsewhere because, in this moment especially, the need for independent domain experts (in weather, climate, & beyond) to be supported in offering balanced, nuanced,& contextually accurate information to mass audiences has never been greater.