What To Know About NOAA

Q: Why is the Trump administration targeting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?

A: To encourage forecast-obsessed Americans to live in the moment.

Q: Why do we need NOAA?

A: We’re about to find out.

Q: Why do Republicans want to privatize the agency’s work?

A: Conservatives believe a free market will provide the best possible weather.

Q: Is it not hubris for the mind of man to seek to touch the realms of the firmament?

A: Yeah, it kind of is.

Q: What is the main benefit to privatizing weather data?

A: Less traffic on evacuation routes.

Q: What should we rely on for weather forecasting now?

A: The aching joints of the elderly.