Seismic monitoring stations in Alaska are closing after a denied federal grant, risking delayed tsunami warnings for people living on the West Coast.

Not unexpected, given everything, but not good. Hard choices for NOAA. I don't know how much of a hole this puts in the Pacific tsunami warning system further afield. It's so sad and frustrating to see America pull apart some of its greatest assets in real time. It will take longer to rebuild.

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-- Dr Joanne Williams (@jowilliams.bsky.social) Nov 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM