SpaceNews
NOAA decides to buy weather data from Spire and PlanetiQ instead of building satellites, because why own a cow when you can just buy the milk?
The Guardian
The Trump administration cancels support for the Arctic Report Card, because why track the fastest-warming region on Earth when you can just ignore it?
SpaceNews
NOAA extends its $3 million contract with Spire to test a fancy hyperspectral microwave sounder that might make weather forecasts slightly less wrong.
Grist
After the Trump administration killed Climate.gov, its former lead writer resurrected it as Climate.us - because if you want climate science done right, you apparently have to do it yourself.
SpaceNews
Weather Stream's GEMS2-Amethyst satellite starts sniffing the atmosphere with microwaves, because weather affects everything and NOAA needs better data to tell you it's going to rain.
NASA
Arizona's San Carlos Reservoir is nearly empty, killing all its fish and recalling Will Rogers' legendary quip about mowing the lake bed.
The Guardian Europe
Noaa confirms El Niño is here, possibly the strongest in 140 years, with nicknames like 'Godzilla' - because the planet needed a new hobby.
NASA
NASA sends five research planes to annoy Houston with low-altitude flights, all in the name of science and undergraduate education.
The Guardian
A tourist accused of throwing a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal claims he was just heroically defending sea turtles, while prosecutors say he allegedly bragged about being rich enough to pay the fines.
The Guardian
Noaa cuts data collection, bets on AI models that can’t handle extreme weather, and experts wonder what could possibly go wrong this hurricane season.
MIT Technology Review
Cheap hopping robots might finally let us explore the deep sea without selling a kidney, but mining companies are already licking their chops.
Inside Climate News
NOAA wants to cut $1 billion from its budget, including labs that track CO2 and weather warnings. Even some Republicans think this is a bad idea.
ScienceDaily
After two years of head-scratching, scientists identify a mysterious golden blob from the deep sea as the discarded foot of a giant anemone, because the ocean is weird and we are just visiting.
The Good Times
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