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Trump jobs purge at NOAA hits Great Lakes staff in Michigan

A new round of federal job cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has affected employees at the National Weather Service, leading to significant layoffs.
Experts emphasize the National Weather Service's importance in reporting severe weather and providing safety information.
Many retired National Weather Service employees worry the agency is understaffed and that further cuts will negatively impact its critical functions.
Experts warn that these layoffs could lead to less accurate weather models due to fewer data points and impact the preparation for severe weather.

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Michigan Live

Trump jobs purge at NOAA hits Great Lakes staff in Michigan

ANN ARBOR, MI — Great Lakes researchers and communicators with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Michigan are the latest federal employees to be axed amid the ongoing nationwide purge of government workers.

3 days ago·Michigan, United States

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Inforum

National Weather Service layoffs raise concerns over forecasting and emergency response

GRAND FORKS — Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees, including local National Weather Service meteorologists, were fired this week, raising concerns over forecasting accuracy and emergency preparedness. Jared Marquis, assistant professor of Atmospheric Sciences at UND, warns that the impact could be felt at the local level, with fewer forecasters available to provide critical weather updates. Marquis says t…

3 days ago·Fargo, United States

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KWWL

Federal cuts impacting workers at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service

BOISE, Idaho (KWWL) -- KWWL is hearing from the latest round of federal workers that are now out of a job - employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

3 days ago·Waterloo, United States

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KFOR-TV

NOAA layoffs impacting National Weather Services workers in Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — Hundreds of weather forecasters were fired in the latest wave of nationwide DOGE cuts on Thursday. The Associated Press reports that the cuts account for about 10% of NOAA's workforce. AP is also reporting job cuts with 375 probationary employees in the National Weather Service nationwide. We can't confirm the number of firings at offices in Norman or Tulsa. National Weather Service courtesy KFOR The National Weather Servi…

3 days ago·Oklahoma City, United States

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ABC57

How NOAA layoffs could impact you

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

3 days ago

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