A key measurement of the strength of the high pressure broke a record Monday and was the third-highest reading for any date, making for a “near historic” heat wave, said private meteorologist Ryan Maue, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist.
Heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern U.S.
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That's because “NOAA sort of gets forgotten, until it's very important,” said private meteorologist Ryan Maue, a conservative and a NOAA chief scientist under Trump.
Former agency heads warn firings at U.S. weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy
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