Per the author:
Also in jeopardy: Engineering + IT support for N-Wave, NOAA’s internet + network provider. N-Wave transmits weather forecasting data. Internal email warns of "significant service disruptions” if contracts aren’t extended.
Edit:
Since this was published, there has apparently been a bit of a reprieve as word got out about how bad this would be
We are going to be as wealthy as two centuries ago. In the sense that daily life will be closer to that.