President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Jacobs previously served as the acting NOAA chief in 2019 during the 'Sharpiegate' scandal, where a hurricane impact map was altered. The incident involved contradicting statements about the path of Hurricane Dorian in Alabama.
NOAA oversees various agencies such as the National Weather Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Jacobs, a scientist at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, has experience in combining computer forecasting systems for weather and climate.
