Episode 42: Hurricane Trump Aims to Destroy NOAA

Send us Fan MailNOAA is more than a weather agency; it is America’s environmental safety net. Under Trump’s second term, that net is being torn apart, and the agency is now under direct political assault. In this episode, Bella Goode investigates how Trump’s second term has turned NOAA into a loyalty-driven operation, stripping away scientists, silencing climate research, and handing public data to private interests under Project 2025. Learn how dismantling science is not just a policy shift but a calculated assault on public safety that leaves the most vulnerable individuals in greater danger from extreme weather.Key Takeaways To Listen ForThe controversial return of Sharpiegate’s Neil Jacobs and the purge of dissenting scientists; What this signals for scientific integrityA 20% staff cut to the agency’s workforce that leaves leaves cascading effects on forecasting and disaster responsePrivatizing weather data emerges as part of Project 2025’s broader anti-science agendaWhy the loss of real-time observations from balloons, buoys, and coastal radar creates dangerous gaps in forecastingHow delayed and weakened warnings negatively impact those dependent on NOAA’s servicesCase studies revealing how degraded NOAA capacity turned storms and floods into mass-casualty eventsHow weakened warnings deepen inequality for the communities most dependent on NOAA’s servicesResources Mentioned In This EpisodeNOAAFEMANOAA ResearchAccuWeatherProject 2025National Weather ServiceIOOS AssociationNASANSFNational Institutes of HealthRiver Forecast CentersGAOWeather Prediction CenterMTAEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)CDC Join the CommunitySubscribe to Surviving Trump on Substack to keep me churning. bellagoodepodcast.substack.comKnow someone who thinks Project 2025 won’t affect them? Share this episode. Help them see the full picture.Join me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SurvivingTrump?Join me on X  https://x.com/bella_good3658Join me on Linked In   Https://www.linkedin.com/in/survivingtrumpSupport the showBella Goode is a pseudonym — but the voice, research, and mission are all real. A Republican turned Democrat advocate in 2016, I was raised by middle class parents in Pennsylvania.  I’m a former marketing executive, entrepreneur, and lifelong learner with an MBA from Wharton and a Master’s in Psychology from Penn. I spent decades telling stories in the business world; now I use those skills to connect the dots in American politics.I’m here because the truth matters — and because the stakes have never been higher. Surviving Trump isn’t lighthearted. It’s clarity, evidence, and a fight for the future of our democracy.Follow my blog on Substack https://survivingtrumppodcast.substack.com