National Weather Service in Houston cancels student intern program amid federal workforce cuts

Four ways cuts at NOAA will make weather forecasts less reliable

Widespread firings at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could affect everything from tornado alerts to weather forecasts on your phone

Trump layoffs have hollowed out key weather monitoring staff amid storm season

The National Weather Service has lost about 10% of its staff, hitting offices prone to severe weather hardestAs deadly severe storms swept the US this week, recent Donald Trump administration staffing cuts have left key parts of weather monitoring and disaster preparedness systems severely understaffed, the Guardian has learned.March typically signals the start of a four-month tornado season across the eastern two-thirds of the US. Last year’s t…

National Weather Service in Houston cancels student intern program amid federal workforce cuts

The cancelation announcement comes after hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees were laid off as part of a workforce reduction by the Trump administration. NOAA is the federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service.

‘I’m Heartbroken’: California Scientists Left Adrift by Mass Federal Layoffs at NOAA

The Trump administration’s mass firings within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have hit the Bay Area’s National Weather Service office and fisheries in California.