Livestream: 100 hours to save America’s forecasts

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• Watch The Weather and Climate Livestream, a 100-hour, non-partisan, science-filled event.
• Budget cuts in the U.S. have hurt forecasts, endangering Americans during tornado season and the upcoming hurricane season.
• Public pressure can help reopen shuttered weather data centers. Watch the livestream to understand how these cuts hurt and what meteorologists and climatologists do.

Skeptical Science published this original article on May 26, 2025. Edits by EarthSky.

The Weather and Climate Livestream

Whether it’s tomorrow’s temperatures or the sea level in 50 years, Americans need to plan for our futures. For generations, the U.S. government has invested in the science that helps us do so, building one of the greatest meteorology and climate science communities in the world.

In recent months, this community has been thwarted in our mission of serving the public due to substantial cuts and firings. These actions have already hurt our forecasts, endangering Americans as hurricane season approaches. Legally required assessments of the climate are being stopped, and far more drastic cuts are being proposed.

But it’s not too late to stop these cuts. Already, public pressure has helped to reopen shuttered weather data centers. To help keep this pressure building, meteorologists and climate scientists from across America want to fulfill our mission by sharing our science with you. So we’re coming to your screens, speaking and answering your questions, for more than 100 hours, in this science-filled, non-partisan event: The Weather and Climate Livestream.

From Wednesday, May 28 to Sunday, June 1, join meteorologists and climate scientists from across the U.S. as we share our work and show you what makes it so vital. We will clarify the impact of the cuts on this research and answer your questions about weather and climate research in the U.S.

Schedule highlights

Wednesday, May 28
1 – 4 pm ET/ 10 am – 1 pm PT
Live from the last hours in the NASA GISS lab, featuring Kate Marvel

6:30 – 11 pm ET/ 3:30 – 8 pm PT
Primetime talks featuring:

• Ben Santer
• Bernadette Woods Placky
• Kerry Emanuel
• Andy Dessler
• Ralph Keeling

Thursday, May 29
5:30 – 6:15 pm ET/ 2:30 – 3:45 pm PT
American Meteorological Society panel with David Stensrud (president, 2025) and Alan Sealls (president-elect, 2026)

6:15 – 11 pm ET/ 3:15 pm – 8 pm PT
Primetime talks featuring:

• Karen McKinnon
• Adam Sobel
• Anand Gnanadesikan
• Chris Vagasky

Friday, May 30
8 – 11 pm ET/ 5 – 8 pm PT
Primetime talks featuring:

• Isaac Held
• Jeff Masters
• Suzana Camargo

Saturday, May 31
12 – 1 pm ET/ 9 – 10 am PT
AMA with Daniel Swain

8 – 11 pm ET/ 5 – 8 pm PT
Primetime talks featuring:

• John Morales
• Kristina Dahl
• Zeke Hausfather

Sunday, June 1
2:30 – 5:30 pm ET/ 11:30 am – 2:30 pm PT
Closing talks featuring:

• Marshall Shepherd
• Zack Labe

Bottom line: Watch Skeptical Science’s The Weather and Climate Livestream starting Wednesday, May 28. This 100-hour-plus livestream will feature many different speakers explaining how government cuts affect weather forecasts and more.

Via Skeptical Science

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