Trump’s NOAA pick pledges full weather service staffing
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Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.
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 February.
Texas Democratic Reps. Greg Casar and Jasmine Crockett have demanded details and documents from federal agencies tasked with tracking and responding to disasters following the devastating floods
On Wednesday, some of the nation’s top hurricane scientists joined House Democrats for a virtual press conference to sound the alarm on proposed budget cuts that would severely degrade hurricane monitoring and forecasting.
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In response to concerns, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) said it is actively working to address staffing shortages.
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'This Is Really Grotesque': When Chris Van Hollen Sounded The Alarm Over Trump's NOAA Cuts During RallyDuring his remarks at a rally in February, Senator Chris Van Hollen sounded the alarm over the Trump Administration's cuts to NOAA. Van Hollen stated, "This is really grotesque."
AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye on an area close to Florida which shows some potential for tropical development July 15-18.
President Donald Trump nominated Neil Jacobs Jr. to lead the NOAA. His Senate confirmation hearing focused on the deaths of more than 100 people in storms across the country.