Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...

My fear is that we’re going to look back 25 years from now and say, ‘This is when the progress stopped,’” one weather expert ...

Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla said staffing shortages at the NWS are putting critical forecasting in jeopardy.

Some National Weather Service offices in California are among those hit hardest by meteorologist vacancies, heightening ...

In May, the Trump administration proposed a 25% cut to the NOAA's current annual budget of $6.1 billion. This will be ...

An Ohio meteorologist fired by the Trump administration's cutbacks worries about the accuracy of weather forecasts and the ...

The National Weather Service was already short-staffed ahead of the cuts, with more than 600 vacancies at the start of 2025, National Weather Service Employees Organization General Counsel Richard ...

News; Trump team pushes NOAA weather agency to cut another 1,000 jobs: ‘Our weather forecasts won’t be the greatest' Published: ; Mar. 12, 2025, 10:09 a.m.

The job cuts "jeopardize our ability to forecast and respond to extreme weather events like hurricanes, wildfires, and floods—putting communities in harm's way," said Sen. Maria Cantwell, a ...

WASHINGTON — With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency ...

In Cole’s hometown, Mayor Mark Hamm worried what his city would do if staff cuts disrupted government forecasts and warnings or if those services were privatized. Moore’s budget was already tight.

Forecasters fear job cuts in severe weather season could be devastating. In Tornado Alley, meteorologists say the Trump administration’s efforts could endanger the warning system residents rely ...