US EditionTrump’s draft budget eviscerates weather and climate tracking and research
- The Trump administration plans to cut 75% of funding for climate research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , as reported by US media.
- Scientists warn these funding cuts could eliminate hundreds of jobs and drastically impact weather forecasting and climate studies, according to Science.
- Florence Rabier from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts stated that NOAA's reduced observations are crucial for global climate monitoring.
- Since March, there has been about a 10 percent reduction in observations provided by NOAA due to these funding cuts, which are crucial for weather forecasts.
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Lab that helps forecast severe weather in Michigan ‘crippled’ by Trump staffing cuts
Essential functions at the federal Great Lakes research lab that monitors toxic algae blooms and helps forecast Michigan weather have been “crippled” by the Trump administration’s wave of federal firings, according to one terminated staffer.
Weather Service prepares for ‘degraded operations’ amid Trump cuts - West Hawaii Today
The National Weather Service is preparing for the probability that fewer forecast updates will be fine-tuned by specialists, among other cutbacks, because of “severe shortages” of meteorologists and other employees, according to an internal agency document.
Weather service prepares for ‘degraded operations’ amid Trump cuts - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
The National Weather Service is preparing for the probability that fewer forecast updates will be fine-tuned by specialists, among other cutbacks, because of “severe shortages” of meteorologists and other employees, according to an internal agency document.
NOAA Facing More Federal Cuts
HYANNIS – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is facing further cuts under the Trump Administration. The cuts have already resulted in several staff members being let go from the agency locally. The layoffs targeted employees in their first two years on the job, with NOAA’s Woods Hole and Narragansett Bay facilities losing several […] The post NOAA Facing More Federal Cuts appeared first on CapeCod.com.
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