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Neil Jacobs, tapped to lead NOAA, called for sharper forecasting tools and clearer public alerts, just days after flooding in Texas left more than 100 dead.
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration called staffing NOAA weather offices a "top priority" — but also supported propose budget cuts at the agency.
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'Human Influence Is Certainly There': Trump Nominee Admits Man-Made Climate Change During Nomination HearingDuring a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing yesterday, Neil Jacobs, Trump nominee to be the administrator for NOAA, remarks that "human influence is certainly there" when evaluating climate change and its effects on the planet.
President Donald Trump nominated Neil Jacobs Jr. to lead the NOAA. His Senate confirmation hearing focused on the deaths of more than 100 people in storms across the country.
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