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After Texas flood, elected leaders say cuts to FEMA, NOAA could affect weather response
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...
Florida leaders and former NOAA officials raise concerns for hurricane season due to agency cuts
The agency saw $200 million in cuts in President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, which compounded layoffs of newly hired ...
Will tropical storm form in Gulf next week? See latest forecast from AccuWeather, NOAA
AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye on an area close to Florida which shows some potential for tropical development ...
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Top hurricane scientists sound the alarm on looming NOAA cuts
On Wednesday, some of the nation’s top hurricane scientists joined House Democrats for a virtual press conference to sound ...
Senate considers Neil Jacobs as NOAA administrator
Neil Jacobs, the atmospheric scientist nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
Durham man nominated to lead NOAA. Confirmation hearing comes as storms ravage US
President Donald Trump nominated Neil Jacobs Jr. to lead the NOAA. His Senate confirmation hearing focused on the deaths of ...
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NOAA still confident in weather forecasting after Pentagon program ends
The Department of Defense's announcement that it would end a weather-data sharing program surprised some climate watchdogs ...
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NOAA proposes shaving 30% of its budget - USA TODAY
NOAA's focus on the warming climate, and the increase in extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall and longer droughts, has been criticized by the Trump administration and its supporters.
Admin's withdrawal of funds and firing of staff at NOAA 'remarkably troubling': Ex-NOAA official
Questions are mounting about the gaps in communication regarding the deadly flooding in Texas. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson ...