Lawmakers from both parties have so far rejected steep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

The agency saw $200 million in cuts in President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, which compounded layoffs of newly hired employees and early retirements of career employees at the agency in ...

WASHINGTON >> Members of Congress are expressing renewed support for the nation’s weather forecasting system after deadly ...

Sweltering and "dangerous" heat with indices surpassing 100 degrees Fahrenheit across parts of nine states has prompted the ...

CHARLOTTE — Concerns are rising over the accuracy of hurricane forecasts this year due to staffing and budget cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, WJAX, our partners in ...

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives.

The funding cuts follow staffing reductions at the NOAA, prompted by the Department of Government Efficiency earlier this year. At the time, experts warned those cuts could “severely impair ...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut hundreds of jobs as the National Weather Service earlier this year.

Questions remain, however, about the level of coordination and communication between the National Weather Service and local officials on the night of the disaster.

The staffing reductions reduced the agency’s ability to launch weather balloons as often and left Florida facilities understaffed by 20 to 40 percent, according to the panel of experts.