US weather agency plans to fire 1,000 in second round of cuts
The two rounds of layoffs and a buyout program will shrink the agency's headcount by roughly 20% since the start of the year.
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'Their loss diminishes us all': Scientists emphasize how Trump's mass NOAA layoffs endanger the world
Its employees regularly collect weather data that help scientists monitor daily forecasts, track hurricanes, support air ...
NOAA and National Weather Service job cuts raise concerns about forecasts
A hurricane modeling specialist fired from the National Weather Service said progress on forecast accuracy may "go backwards" ...
Trump's firings at US weather agency will put lives at risk, scientists say
Scientists and researchers are warning that the Trump administration's firing of hundreds of workers at NOAA, the agency that ...
Weather officials warn additional NOAA job cuts could put "communities in harm's way"
One of the agency's partners, the American Meteorological Society, warned separately that "the consequences to the American people will be large and wide-ranging, including increased vulnerability to ...
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How the federal government plays a big role in weather forecasting
On "The Florida Roundup," Tom Hudson spoke with Florida Public Radio Emergency Network chief meteorologist Tim Miller about ...
Americans rely on NOAA weather data more than they know. But cuts may limit services
NOAA data helps many decide what to wear, where to meet friends and what to do during hurricane, tornado or blizzard ...
Hundreds fired at weather agency as US faces storm, wildfire warnings
The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees at the top US agency overseeing weather prediction and climate research, ...
The US weather enterprise is at risk, say meteorologists
The American Meteorological Society has released the following statement regarding weather forecasting at the federal ...
The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say
The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean ...
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Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn
The federal weather and oceans agency touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways, so massive firings there will likely ...