How many more people might have died during Hurricane Katrina, for example, if the National Weather Service, an office of the NOAA, hadn’t issued what’s been called a “doomsday” warning.

The average person might not think much about NOAA on a day-to-day basis, but as Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington said in a statement, the effects of these cuts are likely to reverberate.

This is a developing story. An anticipated mass firing of workers started Thursday at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which could cut more than 10% of the agency’s ...

NBC NEWS. NBC NEWS IS REPORTING THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, OR NOAA, LAID OFF 5% OF ITS WORKFORCE TODAY. THAT’S ABOUT 600 PEOPLE. KCRA THREE HAS LEARNED. THAT INCLUDES ...

The full extent of the layoffs across NOAA were not immediately clear, but Democratic legislators said hundreds of scientists and experts had been notified of terminated employment. NOAA — which ...

New layoffs under the Trump administration have hit NOAA, including the National Weather Service, with 5% of employees fired. NBC News' Bill Karins reports on the potential impact on severe ...

Here's an in-depth look at NOAA's latest 2025 spring weather predictions for the Volunteer State. It's going to be a warm spring in Tennessee, according to NOAA. Tennessee is predicted to see ...

In this Dec. 5, 2024, file photo, signage is shown at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Weather and Climate Prediction headquarters in College Park, Maryland.

His reporting presents a great lens for understanding the firings, and he and I discussed what the NOAA can tell us about the effect federal reductions have on everyday Americans. Our conversation ...

The story below, published on February 21 before the announcement, explains how the Trump administration has been preparing to cut staffing at NOAA and what that means for weather forecasting and ...

NOAA predicts a drier spring for the Southwest and wetter season for the Northwest and Appalachia. Punxsutawney Phil may have signaled six more weeks of winter, but the National Oceanic and ...

Mass firings are set to hit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) “imminently,” a source with knowledge told The Hill. © NOAA via Getty ...