See also perhaps "DOGE destroyed how America forecasts its weather. Everyone is mad about it":

* https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic...

And "DOGE Broke America’s Weather Machine. Now Fishermen, Insurers And Farmers Are Paying For It.":

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQku0QG2g40

And from 2025 "Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches":

* https://apnews.com/article/weather-forecasts-worsen-doge-tru...

A good book on the history of forecasting, The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast:

* https://www.andrewblum.net/the-weather-machine-2

* https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42079139-the-weather-...