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.
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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, ...
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Hurricane expert warned of NWS cuts for years before his death: 'This would have killed him'
Years before DOGE or the existence of Project 2025, this Gulf Coast meteorologist was fearful the National Hurricane Center ...
NOAA and National Weather Service job cuts raise concerns about forecasts
Like hundreds of his colleagues at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, he received a mass email ...
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Federal job cuts impact Lakeland NOAA meteorologist
Kerri Englert, a former flight director, she says the layoffs could lead to inaccurate information this hurricane season.
Scant details on estimated 650 NOAA employees fired but forecasting progress likely 'compromised'
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he supports DOGE, but also praised the National Hurricane Center and said it will probably be ...
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, ...
DOGE-led cuts at NOAA include layoffs of Miami-based hurricane and climate researchers
Mark Eakin, a recently retired NOAA veteran who ran its Coral Reef Watch program for many years, told the Miami Herald he was ...
Trump fires hundreds at NOAA, National Weather Service
The terminations come days before a potential severe weather outbreak in the southeastern U.S. — and just months ahead of the ...
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Scant details on estimated 650 NOAA employees fired but forecasting progress likely 'compromised'
“It’s not clear whether the airplanes will be able to fly and ships be able to go to sea at the same tempo they have before,” Spinrad said. NOAA Flight Director Kerri Englert, a Lakeland ...