US EditionNearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it’s a risk
- The Associated Press reported high vacancy rates at many weather offices.
- These staffing shortages exist after Trump administration job cuts.
- Fifty-Five of the 122 National Weather Service sites have critical understaffing.
- Louis Uccellini said, "if the numbers are right, it's trouble."
- These shortages may impact forecasts and put lives at risk now.
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Aspen Times
Will the reduction of weather balloon launches at the National Weather Service’s Grand Junction location impact forecasting in Colorado?
In late March, the National Weather Service announced it would be temporarily reducing the number of weather balloon launches from 11 stations, including Grand Junction, as the federal agency grapples with staffing shortages amid workforce cuts. The federal agency has used these balloons to record weather data from the upper atmosphere since the 1930s. The launches take place twice daily from 100 sites in the United States, the Caribbean and th…
How Trump administration job cuts could affect the future of weather forecasting
The National Weather Service has been around for more than 150 years – their mission is explicitly to provide forecasts and warnings to protect lives and property. Experts warn that its hollowing out could have long-lasting implications.
National Weather Service in a 'Crisis Situation'
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of the National Weather Service's forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates—twice that of just a decade ago—as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, per data obtained by the AP . Detailed vacancy data for all 122 weather field offices show eight...
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