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Concerns are rising over the accuracy of hurricane forecasts this year due to staffing and budget cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, WJAX, our partners in Jacksonville, ...
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...
As Congress begins talks surrounding the upcoming federal budget, a proposed 27% cut to the NOAA budget is raising alarms among weather experts and scientists.
The agency saw $200 million in cuts in President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, which compounded layoffs of newly hired ...
Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas ...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act also includes $200 million in cuts to NOAA’s weather forecasting and public alert programs.
The Trump administration's budget plan for 2026 would eliminate the lab that developed a key flash flooding tool.
In Norman, scientists are working to significantly speed up tornado warnings while finding new paths to understanding deadly ...
2. Experts warn that accuracy and speed of hurricane forecasting will likely be affected by proposed NOAA cuts The Trump ...
Former NOAA administrator Rick Spinrad said an NWS vacancy could have been why some people didn't receive flood warnings.
Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.
The proposed budget would also result in staff layoffs, impact partnerships with universities, and potentially close more ...