Meteorologist Gives Chilling Example Of How Trump Cuts Could Hurt Predictions
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“Am I worried? You bet I am!” John Morales said.
An Emmy-winning TV meteorologist of over three decades is sounding the alarm on the Trump administration’s unprecedented cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ahead of what is expected to be an intense 2025 hurricane season.
Florida’s John Morales, forecaster at Miami-based news station NBC6, spoke about the changes Sunday by pointing to the accuracy of a report he was able to give six years ago.
Morales played a clip of himself speaking about Hurricane Dorian, which followed the coastline up Florida and along the Southeastern U.S. in 2019. Initially, its movements made it appear like it was on track to smash right into South Florida.
“There is a lot of anxiety out there, because you don’t see it turning,” he said at the time.
“It’s going to turn,” he said calmly.
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