TriPol

I still wonder why Dorian wasn't upgraded to a Cat. 5 sooner. Every single piece of data showed it being a Cat. 5 and the NHC refused to upgrade it until they could no longer wait. Very odd behavior.

We also can't create a consensus that the world isn't flat or evolution isn't real. We shouldn't let those that disagree with science hold back our progress.

I'm answering my own question. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2012/01/why-noaa-commerce-department We should create a cabinet level department that houses Climatology, Geology and Meteorology and move NOAA and the USGS there and create some kind of new organization that deals with climate change.

Why is NOAA under the Dept. of Commerce anyway?

This story just got 10x worse.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/noaa-staff-warned-in-sept-1-directive-against-contradicting-trump/2019/09/07/12a52d1a-d18f-11e9-87fa-8501a456c003_story.html “This is the first time I’ve felt pressure from above to not say what truly is the forecast,” the meteorologist said. “It’s hard for me to wrap my head around. One of the things we train on is to dispel inaccurate rumors and ultimately that is what was occurring — ultimately what the Alabama office did is provide a forecast with their tweet, that is what they get paid to do.”

Obvious trolling is obvious.

*Lying

He's from NWSBirmingham Meteorologist

Our tax dollars are being used to attack the very people whose job it is to help save lives. This is horrifying.

wtf?

When is this shit going to stop?

This banter thread belongs in the hall of fame for banter threads: True or false?

The woman, the myth, the legend! She lives!

Ok, but... Can someone PLEASE explain this?

That dude's got bigger balls than a bull! So glad to see him safe!

https://twitter.com/Jeff_Piotrowski/status/1168950067052646400

We just an EF-0 tornado on LI cause moderate damage. Infrastructure up here isn't really made to withstand much.

Sooo.... is a Banter thread a flame thread now?

USCG was already there. Josh wasn't found.

What about his business partner who is worrying because he hasn't heard from him? Do you think he gives a shit about him? Or other fellow chasers?

WTF dude? People have already died from this storm.

There are mixed reports that he actually wasn't at the school.