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ClimateQuiet 13d · day 14

Baja heatwave hits 14°F above normal as administration cuts climate monitoring

A severe marine heatwave off Mexico's coast coincides with record heat in Southern California and agency budget cuts.

newest coverage 12d agosummary written 13d ago73 pieces3.8k likes & upvotes94 comments Bluesky

What to know

  • Baja's waters are 14°F above normal in a severe marine heatwave that threatens local fisheries and is moving toward Southern California.
  • The administration is cutting budgets for NOAA and other climate-tracking agencies, reducing the scientific record of worsening conditions.
  • The heatwave coincides with record temperatures in Southern California, part of a broader pattern commenters describe as an unfolding climate crisis.

The dispute Whether political accountability or systemic economic change is the priority—some commenters fixate on holding leaders responsible, while others argue the scale of the crisis has already moved beyond that. · positions read across 73 posts and comments

many voices

Government cuts to climate monitoring are intentional suppression of inconvenient facts that contradict policy.

  • “This is why NOAA is getting cut back. Facts don't support the administration.”

    rojonc.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
many voices

This is evidence of climate collapse already happening; accountability and systemic change are now necessary.

  • “Never forget the billionaires and their puppets who could have fixed this when there was still time”

    whatsmyageagain23.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
some voices

Economic and political priorities have outweighed climate action, and the consequences are now visible.

  • “We can all feel better knowing we created some short term growth, for stockholders”

    mgweatherman.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
some voices

The heatwave poses direct ecological and economic threats to marine industries and communities.

  • “Baja is a shrimping area… this is horrifying”

    dmansini.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗

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    Administration cuts agencies tracking climate data

    The current administration is reducing funding for NOAA and other agencies responsible for monitoring climate and ocean conditions, limiting scientific documentation of worsening environmental conditions.

    “the current administration guts the agencies athat track it…”
    — wellborn.net
    • wellborn.net

      Waters off Baja are running 14 degrees above normal, a severe to extreme marine heatwave by NOAA's own scale, and that heat is riding straight into SoCal's record-humid summer. This is climate collapse in real time while the current administration guts the agencies athat track it.

      wellborn.netBluesky13d ago3.5k▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 73 posts in this stretch

    • Never forget the billionaires and their puppets who could have fixed this when there was still time

      whatsmyageagain23.bsky.socialBluesky13d ago60▲view on Bluesky ↗

    • Baja is a shrimping area… this is horrifying

      dmansini.bsky.socialBluesky13d ago32▲view on Bluesky ↗
    all of them →
  2. background

    NOAA data shows Baja waters 14°F above normal amid severe marine heatwave — Waters off Baja California are running 14 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, classified as severe to extreme by NOAA's own scale, with the heat wave tracking toward Southern California's record-humid summer.

What people are saying 21 voices from 1 site · best of 73 · verbatim

Still unanswered
  • What is the specific source of the NOAA heatwave data, and how is the 14-degree anomaly measured (Fahrenheit or Celsius)?
  • What ocean sensors or monitoring programs is the administration cutting, and how will the cuts affect future climate tracking?