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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

Howard pointed out that when a survey of shellfish in the Bering Sea was missed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska’s $200 million snow crab fishery collapsed the following year. “Firing people like me will make it incredibly hard for NOAA Fisheries to fulfill its mission,” she said.

This is the shit that these smooth brains don’t get about all these scientists studying esoteric stuff. They just can’t handle the simplest of abstractions away from “tax dollars spent staring at fish.”

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Yup, so good fucking luck to the Midwest and the people who live in tornado alley when you're not going to get advanced warning and you'll get no federal help for afterwards.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Luckily, I only rely on NOAA data out of curiosity, but I feel a bit sorry for those facing a hurricane surprize season.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Not only them. Luckily, it is all Republican down there, and they seem OK with that, or they would not have voted for Trump, would they?

[–] pantyhosewimp 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A 20% reduction is a double decimation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thank you. Misuse of decimate is one of my biggest peeves.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Best article title I've seen in a while. Too bad mainstream doesn't make things so simple and direct.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I mean…. They have sharpies, so…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

And they'll keep at it until the weather people stop making up that it's getting hotter. If they would just say "everything is ok, the weather is fixed now, we can go back to making money without feeling guilty" then they would stop getting fired. Easy problem to solve.

/s of course....