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As severe weather season kicks off for large portions of the country, climate scientists warn cuts at NOAA and NWS could put ...

According to the recently fired employees, at least six Monterey-based NOAA employees — three from the National Weather Service office and three from the Fisheries office — were fired last ...

The numbers were presented to NOAA employees and managers were asked to submit names of positions for layoffs to agency headquarters, which will then go to NOAA’s parent agency, the Department ...

After nearly three months of vetting and background checks, he went to work in October. Other NOAA labs also hire specialized scientists after they've worked on contract with the agency through ...

NOAA, the agency responsible for weather forecasting and ocean research, has undergone significant job cuts under the Trump administration. These cuts, part of a larger effort to reduce the size ...

Hundreds of NOAA and weather service probationary employees have been fired since late Feb. 27, with further layoffs at the agency expected. Craig McLean, a former NOAA chief scientist ...

“Florida is no stranger to the devastating impacts of hurricanes, and our communities depend on NOAA’s accurate and timely forecasting to make life-saving decisions,” the letter sai ...

In particular, NOAA staffers are concerned about how President Trump's executive orders, including one targeting climate change programs, could affect the agency's research and operations.

Coler is not just worried about to the NRCS but also to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the parent agency of the National Weather Service. “We rely heavily on the ...

“This is an enormous self-inflicted wound. This is a hard day,” said an employee at the National Weather Service, which is under NOAA. “It’s a bleak day and I don’t know what the ...