NOAA fires, then rehires crew members who flew planes into hurricanes
National Hurricane Center forecasts rely on hurricane hunters, including flight crews who fly into hurricanes to gather data.
Hurricane forecasts are at stake after NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs
Firings at the Office of Aircraft Operations threaten to reduce the quality of data critical for hurricane monitoring, ...
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Scant details on estimated 650 NOAA employees fired but forecasting progress likely 'compromised'
With less than three months to the beginning of the 2025 hurricane season, two Hurricane Hunter flight directors and an engineer with the Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland are believed to ...
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Ex-NOAA expert slams DOGE layoffs: 'Making no sense whatsoever'
LAKELAND, Fla. — They survived dangerous flights through hurricanes but didn’t survive DOGE cuts and now an ex-NOAA Hurricane Hunter slams the layoffs as “making no sense whatsoever.” ...
‘It's not just a job to me': Hurricane hunter among NOAA employees laid off in DOGE cuts
NBC6 spoke to employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who were shocked to hear they were laid off because their work is vital for public safety ...