Hurricane Expert: Elected Leaders Need to Speak Out on Vacancies

Cuts to the federal government may impact nation's weather forecasts

Cuts and disruptions to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are affecting the nation's weather forecasts, potentially endangering people ahead of extreme weather season.

CIRES in Boulder avoids elimination despite Trump’s threat to NOAA institutes

The Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES), a partnership between CU Boulder and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), received approval Thursday from the Department of Commerce to continue its work.CIRES is one of 16 NOAA cooperative institutes, all of which were targeted for elimination in President Trump’s 2026 proposed budget. These institutes conduct long-term scientific research in partne…

Hurricane expert: Elected leaders need to speak out on vacancies

Bill Read, former director of the National Hurricane Center under two presidents, said he was dismayed by recent layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the federal government's efforts to eliminate NOAA's role in weather research.

‘You’ll end up killing people’: Cuts to NOAA hurricane research spark nationwide safety concerns

Two retired hurricane experts are sounding the alarm over proposed federal budget cuts that they say could seriously undermine the accuracy of hurricane forecasts and put coastal communities at greater risk this storm season.

Column: Open letter from former National Weather Service directors

The proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, just released by the White House, cuts the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by close to 30%. Though details aren’t yet available, if earlier indications hold true this budget would essentially eliminate NOAA’s…

NOAA technology to support aviation safety in the Bahamas

NOAA technology to support aviation safety in the Bahamas A beach with light blue waters and framed by palm tree fronds in the Bahama Islands. (Image credit: Pixabay.com free image by BuckeyeBeth) Download Image May 15, 2025 Research aviation weather research partnerships 0 Off