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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Pope Leo rebukes climate skeptics after Trump calls warming a ‘con job’ The Illinois native’s comments come a week after the U.S. president derided the fight against climate change.

Pope Leo XIV denounced people who deny climate change today, arguing that they are contributing to the destruction of God's creation.

Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.

National Weather Service at ‘breaking point’ as storm approaches The National Weather Service is struggling to maintain its weather forecasting operations due to significant staffing cuts under the Trump administration.

“Everyone must take midnight shifts far more often than they used to… Staff must also coordinate their vacations so they don’t overlap. And any sudden illness probably means someone has to work a surprise double shift, because ‘there’s no wiggle room anymore,’ “ wapo.st/3VDCrPO

a man in a tuxedo and a man in a hood are standing next to each other in a room . ALT: a man in a tuxedo and a man in a hood are standing next to each other in a room .

What movie do you consider perfect?

The @nwas.org and @iaem-org.bsky.social are united in safeguarding communities from weather-driven disasters. Today, we are making a joint statement to reaffirm our commitment—to our mission and to those who depend on us.

The full statement is available here: nwas.org/nwa-iaem-joi...

Schwent: The ROI for the NWS is 73:1, supporting 1/3 of the US economy, all for roughly $3 per person per year

Phenomenal presentation. Well done! 👏

Wood: There were 154 high water marks with elevation and flood extent - was a very challenging survey to catalog #NWAS25

Wood: It was a very unique survey - very different from surveying storm surge flooding #NWAS25

Rennie "I hate the word downgrade. People do not care its downgraded when their house is washing away. People are still hurting in the area today." #nwas25

One thing you see at @nwas.org annual meetings, that I don't think you see at a lot of other professional society meetings, and should always be included, are the personal stories from community members impacted by major events.

These stories tell us why we do what we do.

#NWAS25

Stumpf: EMs need 5 things from a forecast. That is all we really need. #NWAS25

I see passion on the panel. It drives all of us. #NWAS25

Join the discussion.

Both Ryan and James talked about stress with severe weather events. I will talk about it Wednesday afternoon (last session of the meeting). Come and let's talk. #NWAS25

Maybe he should prove it.

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

McGovern: "You guys think you work for Trump ... Let me repeat -- every single Republican on the Rules Committee voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every single one. We heard last night that all Republicans want full transparency. But that's just not true."

This is the one Labor Day graph that tells you the actual problem in America.

The problem is not that America lacks abundance.

The problem is that a handful of oligarchs are hoarding America’s abundance.

www.levernews.com/the-labor-da...

Didn't hear this in Alabama either.

Here’s a first-of-its-kind vertical cross-section analysis of the eyewall of Category 5 Hurricane Erin, captured by AgileRadar’s ROARS radar system installed on NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters P-3 aircraft.

Imagine we all drove EVs and then someone came along and proposed an ICE vehicle…

Video credit: Nic Cruz Patane (link in Alt text)

Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.

The oceans are warming!! A lot.
Must be urban heat island effect 🤪
Nice graphic via @climatecentral.org

🚨🚨 I've independently confirmed with @NOAA that they received a late-breaking notice from @DeptofDefense that SSMIS data will continue to flow for the remainder of the lifespan of the satellites. I will be updating my reporting shortly. Here is the official NOAA statement 👇

Israel kills 38 aid seekers in Gaza as Israelis demand truce deal Israel is ‘forcibly’ starving Palestinians in Gaza, advocacy group says, as 116 Palestinians killed on Saturday.

Israel is ‘forcibly’ starving Palestinians in Gaza, advocacy group says, as 116 Palestinians killed on Saturday.

Incredible shrinking Cone of Uncertainty! Kartina 2005 vs Helene 2024. Dramatic improvement in hurricane forecasting due to expertise of NOAA scientists at NHC & AOML. Since 2005 forecast error on 5-day track has decreased by ~50%! We often take these accurate forecasts for granted but... 1/

Trump Admin to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food for Children The amount of food would be enough to feed every child in Gaza for a week.

“The Trump administration has ordered 500 metric tons of emergency food aid—enough to feed 1.5 million malnourished children for a week—to be incinerated tomorrow rather than be distributed as part of its ongoing purge of USAID.”

...via @nytimes.com