A Category 5 hurricane slams a local coastline, tracked every inch by satellites as it moves down the shore. Tornado sirens wire to life at the first alert of a vortex formation. Services are all possible through weather-tracking software developed in part by the efforts of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, or CIRA. Continuing at its current rate is the responsibility to protect the people continually being put at risk by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration layoffs and budget cuts, which are fueled by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. Read more about the impacts on CIRA's research at the link in our bio. Written by katfish_._ Photo courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere #collegianscience #csucollegian #csuscience #rmsmc #rockymountaincollegian #ResearchAndDevelopment #studentmedia