National Hurricane Center forecasts rely on hurricane hunters, including flight crews who fly into hurricanes to gather data.
Experts warn that the firings could negatively impact the accuracy of weather forecasts, including hurricane predictions. While NOAA officials declined to comment, former employees and elected ...
Firings at the Office of Aircraft Operations threaten to reduce the quality of data critical for hurricane monitoring, ...
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.” ...
On Feb. 28, NOAA terminated two flight directors and one electronics engineer, a move that could significantly impact hurricane forecasting for the upcoming season. The cuts are a part of the ...
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Democrats representing Florida in Congress signed onto a letter urging the federal government to reconsider staffing cuts at ...
“NOAA put in some exemptions because of public safety, but it seems those were not honored at my level.” Hurricane researcher Andy Hazelton, who flew missions aboard hurricane hunter ...
who retired in 2017 as Chief of the NOAA Hurricane Specialist Unit and cited contacts within the agency. “Due to a hiring freeze, they lost the ability to fill three more positions for flight ...
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