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How will US weather cuts affect Ireland?

2025/4/16
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Alan O’Reilly
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Ciarán Cudahy
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David Amilotti
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@Ciarán Cudahy : 美国政府削减天气预报部门预算，将导致天气预报难度增加，因为这影响了数据收集和分析。 @David Amilotti : 美国政府计划削减NOAA的预算，这将影响美国及其他国家的天气预报准确性，因为这将减少研究经费和人力，导致数据收集点减少，降低天气预报的准确性。政府应该加大对天气预报的投资，如同投资军事一样重要，因为极端天气事件是不可避免的。削减NOAA预算体现了政府对天气预报重要性的无知和缺乏理解，削减研究经费将影响NOAA对各种天气现象（飓风、龙卷风、气候变化、太阳耀斑等）的预测能力。 @Alan O’Reilly : NOAA预算削减时机不佳，尤其是在气候变化的大背景下，研究经费的削减将影响对气候变化影响的理解。数据是AI天气预报的基础，NOAA预算削减将减少数据量，降低天气预报质量。爱尔兰等欧洲国家严重依赖NOAA的数据进行天气预报，预算削减将对欧洲天气预报产生负面影响。 Ciarán Cudahy: 美国政府的预算削减将对全球范围内的天气预报造成影响，因为这将影响数据共享和分析能力。

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The Trump administration's budget cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are causing concerns about the accuracy of weather forecasts in the US. These cuts particularly impact research, which is crucial for predicting future weather events. Experts warn that the consequences of these cuts could be deadly.
  • Significant budget cuts to NOAA, potentially reaching $1.6 billion.
  • Cuts primarily affect research funding, impacting the ability to predict weather events.
  • Concerns raised about the lack of understanding and empathy for the potential consequences of these cuts.

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US President Donald Trump, since his inauguration, has seen the cutting of jobs and funding in certain departments as part of his wider process to cut government spending.

One of the victims of these cuts is America's weather departments, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which provides data for forecasting, sparking fears that the US might be unprepared for future weather events.

David Amelotti, Reporter and Anchor at First Alert 4 News from St Louis, Missouri joins Kieran to discuss, and Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather joins to discuss the impact it may have on Irish weather reporting.