Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska—even if they don't realize it
Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting multibillion-dollar fisheries and tourism ...
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NOAA firings hit crucial Alaska weather service, fishery research
The firings dealt a blow to an agency that provides everything from weather forecasts to fisheries management to cutting-edge ...
Young scientists were elated to work at NOAA. Now, they're devastated by DOGE cuts.
NOAA staff members, like thousands of others, were caught up in the mass terminations underway in the federal government.
Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA, With Hundreds Said to Be Fired in One Day
The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred ...
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As Staffing Cuts at NWS Lead to Suspended Weather Balloon Launches in Western Alaska, WindBorne Systems Steps Up to Fill Atmospheric Data Gaps
Following the announcement from the National Weather Service (NWS) that it is suspending its weather balloon launches in ...
Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts.
Current and former agency officials and lawmakers said the cuts could have major impacts on Americans and the economy, ...
Fired NOAA workers say cuts could hinder weather forecasts and programs to keep people safe
A White House official said “an extensive process” was conducted before the NOAA layoffs to ensure “mission critical ...
Federal NOAA cuts hit Seattle offices
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists and other employees in Seattle are among the estimated 880 agency ...
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NOAA workers fired in Juneau as part of national purge
More federal workers were fired in Alaska yesterday, including at least four people from NOAA’s regional office in Juneau.
The US faces ‘devastating’ losses for weather forecasts, federal workers say
The federal agency that produces weather forecasts and leads research on climate and the oceans has canceled leases for ...
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Alaska fisheries observers experience harassment at much higher than reported rates, study says
Researchers estimate 22% to 38% of observers are victimized each year. Women are twice as likely to experience some form of ...
Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn
The people who once ran the federal weather and oceans agency say it touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways and that ...