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.
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." ...
NOLA.com1d
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 ...
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 ...
WJRT ABC122d
Passengers on Allegiant flight that hit bird relieved to land in Flint
Passengers aboard Allegiant Air flight 1536 say they are thankful the pilot took the safety of its passengers and staff seriously.
What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, ...
Dronelife2d
Lessons from Hurricane Helene: How UAVs Supported Emergency Response in Western North Carolina
Learn how UAVs supported disaster response after Hurricane Helene, overcoming communication challenges with industry collaboration.
Gulf forecaster warned for years about NWS cuts. ‘This would have killed him,’ widow says
A NOAA flight director is glad to be returning to her ‘dream job,’ but cautions other former employees still out of work were ...
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 ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists3d
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.
Axios on MSN7d
NOAA layoffs could ground some hurricane hunter flights
The layoffs that hit about 800 NOAA employees last week will hamstring the agency's fleet of hurricane research aircraft, ...
NOLA.com14d
Hurricane forecasters had best year ever for tracking storms. Intensity is a different story.
Hurricane forecasters made big strides in reliability during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, predicting the tracks of storms small and large more accurately than ever before. The same was not true ...