Job cuts at NOAA drive concerns about extreme weather forecasts, as climate change worsens natural disasters
A hurricane modeling specialist fired from the National Weather Service said progress on forecast accuracy may "go backwards" ...
DOGE-led cuts at NOAA include layoffs of Miami-based hurricane and climate researchers
Mark Eakin, a recently retired NOAA veteran who ran its Coral Reef Watch program for many years, told the Miami Herald he was ...
Scant details on estimated 650 NOAA employees fired but forecasting progress likely 'compromised'
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he supports DOGE, but also praised the National Hurricane Center and said it will probably be ...
He flew into the eye of Hurricane Helene and helped improve forecasts. Then Trump fired him
Andrew Hazelton helped make hurricane models more accurate. He was one of hundreds of NOAA workers to lose their jobs—and ...
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Will NOAA layoffs affect National Hurricane Center forecasts in Florida? What you should know
NOAA lost more than 880 probationary employees in the latest wave of federal firings, with possibly more to come.
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Layoffs and potential closures of key facilities raise worries about NOAA’s future
Brad Reinhart, senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, tracks Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of ...
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Three Ways You Could Feel DOGE's Cuts to NOAA, According to Ex-Official
Lori Arguelles, NOAA's former director of strategic communication ... Beryl at the National Hurricane Center on July 1, 2024 in Miami, Florida. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
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Miami Greets Foggy Morning, Warm and Sunny Afternoon Awaits
Miami starts the day with dense fog, clearing up for warm, sunny weather, with another cold front expected on Monday.
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Fired NOAA workers say cuts could hinder weather forecasts and programs to keep people safe
The mass firing — of educated, specialized workers who viewed themselves as the next generation of scientists protecting life and property — could stretch NOAA’s workforce thin and hinder ...
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‘It's not just a job to me': Hurricane hunter among NOAA employees laid off in DOGE cuts
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is laying off 1,300 employees of NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees the weather ...
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Fears over hurricane forecasting as scientists are laid off at NOAA's Virginia Key offices
Thursday's mass firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — including nearly two dozen on Virginia Key ...
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Scant details on estimated 650 NOAA employees fired but forecasting progress likely 'compromised'
NOAA Flight Director Kerri Englert, a Lakeland-based hurricane hunter, told a Miami NBC affiliate Friday that she was one of the employees who was fired last week. She was featured in a January ...