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Hurricane season begins after staff cuts at National Weather Service
As the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, some are raising concerns about federal preparedness after steep staff ...
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As hurricane season begins, federal agencies overseeing storms face barrage of challenges
Sunday marks the official start of what NOAA forecasters predict will be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. But big ...
Hurricane hunters save lives, but NOAA plane breakdowns, staffing shortages put them at risk
His team had bullied into Hurricane Helene’s eye when he noticed on radar that the storm looked like it was dripping ...
Hurricane season 2025: Government changes to NOAA/NWS impact weather forecasting
The reduction in funding has sparked a debate about the potential consequences for public safety, particularly concerning ...
Weathering staffing cuts, National Weather Service perseveres to protect public
The National Weather Service lost more than 11% of its staff after layoffs, retirements and buyouts since January.
First came the weather service staffing cuts. Then came the tornadoes.
As a storm system approached Jackson, in Southeastern Kentucky, on May 16, a few individuals agreed to work double shifts to ...
Cuts, staffing shortages at National Weather Service make KC area officials nervous
Here’s why budget and staffing cuts at the National Weather Service are raising concerns among Kansas City area emergency ...
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Hurricane hunters save lives, but NOAA plane breakdowns, staffing shortages put them at risk
NOAA requires significant funding to replace aging aircraft and address staffing shortages to ensure ... It details personnel challenges and equipment concerns with planes that are increasingly ...