NOAA fires, then rehires crew members who flew planes into hurricanes
National Hurricane Center forecasts rely on hurricane hunters, including flight crews who fly into hurricanes to gather data.
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center facility among planned DOGE cuts
A core government facility tracking severe thunderstorms and tornadoes is listed on the DOGE website as a planned office ...
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NOAA layoffs could ground some hurricane hunter flights
The layoffs that hit about 800 NOAA employees last week will hamstring the agency's fleet of hurricane research aircraft, experts warn. Threat level: NOAA's aircraft have specialized equipment that ...
Hurricane forecasts are at stake after NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs
Firings at the Office of Aircraft Operations threaten to reduce the quality of data critical for hurricane monitoring, ...
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Mass firings across NOAA, National Weather Service ignite fury from scientists
NOAA — which includes the National Hurricane Center and the Tsunami Warning ... It wasn’t immediately clear how other operations might suffer, but scientists across the globe worried there ...