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Concerns are rising over the accuracy of hurricane forecasts this year due to staffing and budget cuts at the National ...
Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas ...
Trump’s nominee to lead NOAA said he backs the president’s proposed cuts while expressing support for the agency’s mission.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- NY) is calling for an investigation into whether staffing shortages at these ...
It comes after layoffs earlier this year and proposals to slash funding as Congress works through the next budget.
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...
Shutting down AOML could result in up to a 40% loss of accuracy, which would leave a billion-dollar economic impact and ...
Former NOAA administrator Rick Spinrad said an NWS vacancy could have been why some people didn't receive flood warnings.
As Congress begins talks surrounding the upcoming federal budget, a proposed 27% cut to the NOAA budget is raising alarms among weather experts and scientists.
Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.
In Norman, scientists are working to significantly speed up tornado warnings while finding new paths to understanding deadly ...
The proposed budget would also result in staff layoffs, impact partnerships with universities, and potentially close more ...