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.
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 ...
Amidst the wreckage of Hurricane Helene comes a benefit album with Charleston roots
A Hurricane Helene relief album entitled "The Resonance Sessions" recorded in North Carolina features Charleston-rooted bands ...
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Hurricane expert warned of NWS cuts for years before his death: 'This would have killed him'
Years before DOGE or the existence of Project 2025, this Gulf Coast meteorologist was fearful the National Hurricane Center ...
Ex-Hurricane Hunter slams DOGE cuts as 'making no sense whatsoever'
Concerns continue to rise in Florida after hundreds of NOAA employees, including some Hurricane Hunters were laid off last week.
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Scant details on estimated 650 NOAA employees fired but forecasting progress likely 'compromised'
The center made 347 forecasts in the Atlantic basin with record-accurate track forecasts on last ... Trump administration including two Hurricane Hunter flight directors, said James Franklin ...
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Hurricane Elon: DOGE cuts could cause meteorologists to miss the next ‘nightmare’ storm
Balloon-launch gaps are only one example of critical meteorological information that is on track to go missing in 2025.
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DOGE cuts at NOAA will impact hurricane forecasting and data gathering on storms
Cuts at NOAA mean fewer hurricane-hunter aircrafts will be gathering real time data on developing storms and that the team developing computer models for forecasts will be "gutted," insiders say.
Laid off then rehired: NOAA flight engineer highlights confusion, concern over layoffs
Joshua Ripp returned to work Wednesday, two weeks after he got an email saying his skills were "no longer required." ...