June 1: What Really Happened Last Week

Grads looking for jobs, scientists defending their work, and Musk is out of a job

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In This Issue:

1. Ends Today at 5:30 pm: 100-Hour Scientist Livestream

2. Hurricane season starts today, will be worse than usual; we’re less prepared than ever before

3. Elon Musk is officially out at “DOGE.”

4. Class of 2025, looking for a job? You’re not alone.

5. Good news!

1. Ends Today at 5:30 pm: 100-Hour Scientist Livestream

Scientists are defending their work, and its value to the country, by speaking directly to Americans through a 100-hour livestream full of presentations on everything from air quality and extreme heat to weather stations.

https://www.youtube.com/@wclivestream/live

2. Hurricane season starts today; we’re less prepared than ever before

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts an "above-normal" number of named storms for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from today through Nov. 30.

Meanwhile the Trump administration is downsizing FEMA, laying off staff at NOAA and the decommissioning of its billion-dollar event database, and cutting staff at the National Weather Service.

“You run the risk of a natural catastrophe being amplified into an economic event and potentially an awful personal tragedy," an insurance industry analyst, Cathy Seifert, said.

In case you missed it, we had a preview a couple of weeks ago: deadly tornadoes hit Kentucky in a place where the National Weather Service was forced to cut overnight staffing.

If you live in a hurricane zone, make a plan now to be prepared and help your neighbors.