Officials reportedly told NOAA to pause international communications. Galveston’s past offers a lesson in what can happen by restricting scientific transmission
As federal employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have reportedly received orders to pause communication with international contacts, a 125-year-old catastrophe 50 miles south of Houston offers a warning as to what can happen when governments stifle global scientific collaboration.
the federal agency that oversees branches like the National Weather Service, relies on international information sharing for everything from earth science to monitoring risks from phenomena like tsunamis and hurricanes. Multiple news outlets, including and the Washington Post, have reported over the past week that NOAA staffers have been told to limit or cease all communications with international colleagues. HOUSTON DERECHO: Inside the storm that stunned the city Over a century ago, a government gag on international scientific collaboration left Galveston blindsided when it was hit by what is still the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. It was late in the summer of 1900.
reported Wednesday night that National Marine Fisheries Service staff received an email to temporarily stop “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.” The order, according to , extended to the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, which gathers and manages global environmental data. On Thursday, the Washington Post reported NOAA Research staff would need to get approval for “international engagement.
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