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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 "OK."

Gizmodo · 13h

Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Weather Forecasters and Other NOAA Employees

About 10% of the NOAA workforce was laid off, according to some reports, in a move that could kneecap the agency's ability to forecast local and national weather events.

al.com · 22h

DOGE fires hundreds of NOAA employees, including weather forecasters: ‘This is unconscionable’

Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country. Cuts at NOAA appeared to be happening in two rounds,

NOAA, Florida and Hurricane Milton

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Will NOAA layoffs affect National Hurricane Center forecasts in Florida? What you should know

NOAA lost more than 880 probationary employees in the latest wave of federal firings, with possibly more to come.

USA Today · 21h

880 lose jobs at agency over National Weather Service, hurricane center. What is NOAA?

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

WPLG · 8h

South Florida hurricane experts warn NOAA cuts could weaken forecasting

The abrupt termination of several National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees, including experienced hurricane modelers, has sparked concerns among experts about the agency’s ability to provide accurate storm forecasts.

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NOAA cuts impact meteorologists in Florida who track hurricanes

This hurricane season, there could be fewer meteorologists collecting data and designing models due to staffing cuts at the ...

13hon MSN

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 ...

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Federal layoffs hit weather forecasters, sparking concern in Florida

Hundreds of meteorologists and other employees with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been laid off, ...

Florida Politics17h

Ron DeSantis says DOGE ‘started broad’ when pressed about NOAA cuts ahead of hurricane season

“Hundreds of federal employees at the NOAA were fired yesterday as part of the DOGE cuts to the federal workforce. 1/3rd of ...

News 6 WKMG5h

National Weather Service, NOAA impact your daily life more than you think. Here’s how

NOAA's weather data is freely available and critical for meteorologists to create accurate forecasts. But that's not all NOAA ...

WLRN8h

Fears over hurricane forecasting as federal scientists are laid off at NOAA's Virginia Key lab

Thursday's mass firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — including nearly two dozen in Virginia Key ...

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Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it

In the Northwest Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, invasive lionfish, native to Asia and Australia, have spread, preying on native fish essential to coral reefs. Lionfish have become one of the ...

FOX 35 Orlando on MSN7d

2025 Atlantic hurricane season guide: storm names, predictions, Florida impact, activity zones

Atlantic hurricane season ended with 18 storms, 11 tropical storms, and 5 hurricanes – 3 of which made landfall in Florida (2 ...

7News Miami10h

Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn

The federal weather and oceans agency touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways, so massive firings there will likely cause needless deaths and a<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

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