Well it is hazy again today, and i think i might have something to do with these canadian wildfires i heard something about but sadly there is no way for me to tell how long this will last because of how poor weather reporting has gotten recently. https://forecast.weather.gov used to be my go-to site, but lately has become completely unreliable. i'm pretty sure there is a connection to trump and doge: april/16 As NOAA shrinks under Trump’s cuts, employees speak out https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fired-rehired-and-fired-again-noaa-employees-are-caught-in-a-liminal-state april/23 Trump administration has set Noaa on ‘non-science trajectory’, workers warn https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/23/noaa-non-science-trump-cuts april/24 White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl april/25 Scientists say NOAA cuts by Trump undermine improvements in hurricane forecasts https://www.npr.org/2025/04/25/nx-s1-5361474/noaa-cuts-hurricane-forecast-improvements-trump may/8 Trump admin ends extreme weather database that has tracked cost of disasters since 1980 https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/climate/noaa-ends-disaster-database may/12 Trump administration's proposed NOAA cuts threaten decades-long CO2 data collection, scientist says https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ralph-keeling-co2-data-collection-noaa-trump-cuts/ june/4 NOAA scrambles to fill key weather roles after deep Trump-era staffing cuts https://www.dailyclimate.org/noaa-scrambles-to-fill-key-weather-roles-after-deep-trump-era-staffing-cuts-2672307183.html june/4 Why Would Trump Gut FEMA and NOAA? https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-06-04-why-would-trump-gut-fema-and-noaa/ june/5 Meteorologist warns that 'Doge' cuts will mean less accurate hurricane forecasts – video https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2025/jun/05/meteorologist-warns-live-on-air-that-doge-cuts-will-mean-less-accurate-hurricane-forecasts-video also worth reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA_under_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump """ Following the second inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States, and the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on January 20, 2025, several major changes occurred at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including hundreds of employees being terminated, dozens of federal contracts and leases being terminated, and the enactment of executive orders which affected the operations of NOAA. The operations of the National Weather Service (NWS) were affected, with several offices stopping weather balloon launches, and NOAA databases and websites went offline. The National Weather Service was also the target of domestic terrorism threats for conspiracy theories regarding weaponizing the weather... ...On February 27, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) abruptly terminated around 880 employees, over 7.3% of the total staff... """ It is getting pretty noticable now that forecasting is pretty messed up, and is making it harder for me to do my crucial planning for outdoor farm activities. way to go team trump! you are taking the science out of modern farming. anyway, here are some shitty forcast sites used to use way back before i knew any better: https://weather.com/weather/tenday/ does not even display air-quality, ads make fans spin on mac https://www.accuweather.com/en/us displays good/fair/poor AQI, but the site is shit and makes my fans spin on mac https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/ page does not load properly on firefox, totally useless! ...also, it's unrelated but just something to think about while planning your beach vacation this summer: The World’s Most “Crocodile-Infested” Surf Destinations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__DkVa8o-34