I took that class too. They no longer use that scenario for their mock trial though, switched to something else more geological I think.

It does look like alerts went out (would like to hear more). A testament to the meteorologists at NWS offices working around this turmoil. Putting the country in this position is extremely dangerous. Lives are put at risk when there is not full and consistent staffing in these kinds of positions.

The White House is proposing to substantially cut NOAA’s budget —cutting critical science that tracks extreme weather, rising seas, and climate change impacts.
We need more climate science, not less.

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