Mass firings across NOAA, National Weather Service ignite fury from scientists
DOGE Job Cuts Hit NOAA, the Agency in Charge of the Weather Service
Former NOAA officials warned that jobs cuts undermine critical weather forecasting and basic science that companies and communities rely on.
Fury erupts over Trump’s firings of National Weather Service, NOAA staff
NOAA — which includes the National Hurricane Center and the Tsunami Warning Center — is the latest in a string of federal agencies targeted for cuts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
NWS, NOAA layoffs begin under Musk-led DOGE, FOX4 Weather reacts
The cuts could have life-or-death consequences, according to critics of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.
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‘An act of sabotage’: Hundreds of NOAA and NWS employees laid off
Hundreds of NOAA employees laid off in latest cuts to federal workforce
Some 880 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were laid off on Thursday, a congressional source told CBS News.
NOAA begins cutting hundreds of employees
Elon Musk’s DOGE homes in on new target, slashing hundreds of jobs
Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees, including weather forecasters, have had their jobs terminated, according to lawmakers and weather experts.Remaining federal workers reported that the layoffs included meteorologists vital to local forecasting at National Weather Service offices nationwide.
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 alarmed by the “indiscriminate” slashes throughout the agency, which oversees everything from cutting-edge climate research to day-to-day operations that farmers and fishers rely on, as well as life-saving weather warnings.
Federal agencies divided on how to respond to Elon Musk's latest threat to their employees
Elon Musk threatened to fire even more federal workers if they did not respond to his email demanding a list of five tasks completed.
DOGE fires hundreds of NOAA employees, including weather forecasters: ‘This is unconscionable’
Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., released a statement saying: “Today, hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including weather forecasters at the National Weather Service (NWS), were given termination notices for no good reason. This is unconscionable.”