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Mass Layoffs at NOAA Spark Concerns Over Weather, Climate Research

T he Trump Administration has begun firing probationary employees at the federal agency tasked with overseeing weather prediction and climate research, raising concerns about the

USA TODAY on MSN · 6h

What is NOAA? Federal weather, climate agency hit with job cuts has a big mission.

More than 880 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees are joining the ranks of tens of thousands of workers targeted in massive firings across the federal government as part of the Trump administration's campaign to reduce the workforce and cut spending.

Trump administration layoffs hit NOAA, agency that forecasts weather, hurricanes

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the consequences of employee cuts could be drastic.

Hundreds of NOAA employees laid off

Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Weather Forecasters and Other NOAA Employees

About 10% of the NOAA workforce was laid off, according to some reports, in a move that could kneecap the agency's ability to forecast local and national weather events.

CBS News on MSN · 4h

Hundreds of NOAA employees laid off

Some 880 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were laid off on Thursday, a congressional source told CBS News.

UPI News on MSN · 9h

NOAA begins cutting hundreds of employees

Sources said on Thursday that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration became the latest federal agency to be hit with job cuts, possibly affecting up to 1,830 probationary workers.

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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 ...

Jim Cantore, other hurricane experts speak out after NOAA, NWS layoffs by DOGE

"Weather is not a partisan issue," a meteorologist with roots in New Orleans said. "Informing the public with life-saving ...

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NOAA, federal weather and research agency, is firing workers in Oregon and Washington

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the latest U.S. government agency to face job cuts as the Trump ...

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Boston NWS meteorologist posts about getting slashed in DOGE NOAA cuts

A Boston meteorologist was one of hundreds of federal NOAA employees on probationary status fired on Thursday.

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Coastal economies rely on NOAA, even if they don’t realize it

NOAA, the agency best known for collecting and analyzing data that make weather forecasts and warnings possible, leads most ...

NOAA firings ‘traumatize’ science agency

Former agency officials expressed concerns about how the downsizing would affect fisheries management, weather forecasting ...

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Colorado Democrats call for independent investigation of NOAA firings

Colorado Sens. John Hickenlooper (D) and Michael Bennet (D), and Rep. Joe Neguse (D) called for an independent investigation ...

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Daily on Energy: Quote of the week, Ukraine mineral rights deal drama, and NOAA firings

Good afternoon and happy Friday, readers! Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump had a heated ...

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