T he Trump Administration has begun firing probationary employees at the federal agency tasked with overseeing weather prediction and climate research, raising concerns about the

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NOAA's staff oversees monitoring the world's atmosphere and the nation's weather and climate, including its most violent storms.

The NOAA and weather service are the latest government agencies hit with mass layoffs. Jim Cantore, Al Rocker decry loss and talk about the impact it will have

Hundreds of NOAA and National Weather Service employees were laid off Thursday in the latest round of federal workforce cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Layoffs at NOAA will only make weather reports less reliable. At 4 p.m. ET yesterday, Andrew Hazelton got a form email telling him his work as a hurricane modeler at the federal government would be officially over at 5 p.

NOAA's weather data is freely available and critical for meteorologists to create accurate forecasts. But that's not all NOAA does. How its different divisions impact your life.

Accurate weather data is vital to Floridians who live in a state threatened by hurricanes. NOAA's role and the firings from DOGE.

Jay Grymes notes there are likely inefficiencies within NOAA that could be addressed, but cautions that weakening core weather and climate roles could pose serious risks to Louisiana.