Earlier this year, I retired after 34 years with NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) where I had the honor of leading its 10 national labs and collaborating with top university research institutes across the country.

Instead of easing into my retirement, I’ve found myself alarmed by a deeply troubling development: the proposed elimination of the very office I served for over three decades. When I read that President Donald Trump was working to eliminate this research office entirely, I wasn’t just shocked — I was deeply concerned for the safety and wellbeing of the American people.

And as we all watch Hurricane Erin travel along the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S., we're reminded that OAR is the research backbone of the forecasts and warnings Americans and businesses

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