Sharpiegate meteorologist confirmed to lead the NOAA
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/us/politics/senate-neil-jacobs-noaa.html
Dr. [Neil] Jacobs, an atmospheric scientist and meteorologist who has stressed a strong desire to improve the accuracy of U.S. weather forecasting models, is generally respected across NOAA, ...
Dr. Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics in 2020 after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map President Trump presented in the Oval Office in 2019. The investigation found he had bowed to political pressure in releasing a statement critical of National Weather Service forecasters in Alabama, who had stressed on social media that Hurricane Dorian was not expected to affect that state, despite warnings to the contrary from Mr. Trump.
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During a confirmation hearing in July, he told senators he would not handle such a situation the same way again.
