Comment Comment by throw0101d > Cui bono?Barry Myers of AccuWeather for one: they charge for their services. See "The Plan to Privatize Weather Forecasts":* https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-what-pro...* http://archive.is/https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archiv...* https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/...John Oliver did a story about this in 2019 (Trump 1.0):* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMGn9T37eR8* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Lee_Myers#Nomination_to_...If NOAA discontinues free weather forecasts, everyone (news, websites, apps) will have to pay someone to get them. parent throw0101d 1 year ago
Barry Myers of AccuWeather for one: they charge for their services. See "The Plan to Privatize Weather Forecasts":
* https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-what-pro...
* http://archive.is/https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archiv...
* https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/...
John Oliver did a story about this in 2019 (Trump 1.0):
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMGn9T37eR8
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Lee_Myers#Nomination_to_...
If NOAA discontinues free weather forecasts, everyone (news, websites, apps) will have to pay someone to get them.