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Florida Lawmakers, Scientists Warn NOAA Cuts Could Have Major Impacts During Hurricane Season

UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – The Trump administration seeks to cut $2 billion from NOAA's budget, closing key meteorology labs critical for hurricane forecasting and weather research, risking impacts on safety and jobs.

  • Democratic leaders and former NOAA officials held a virtual press conference Wednesday warning that staffing and budget cuts risk reducing hurricane forecast accuracy this year.
  • These warnings follow proposed budget reductions that would cut NOAA staff by 17%, close all research labs including a Miami hurricane facility, and reduce weather balloon launches amid Florida’s hurricane season peak.
  • Experts highlighted that Florida NOAA centers are operating with significantly reduced personnel—between one-fifth and two-fifths fewer staff—and Dr. Frank Marks emphasized that without ongoing research efforts, the severe weather events we currently experience could become commonplace.
  • Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz highlighted that NOAA’s research has saved $5 billion for each hurricane, while Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick cautioned that moving ahead with the proposed budget reductions would dangerously put American lives at risk.
  • These cuts could worsen forecast reliability and reduce lead time for warnings, increasing risk to communities during an above-normal hurricane season as Congress prepares a federal budget deadline on October 1.
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