US EditionAmid Bipartisan Concern, NOAA Nominee Pledges to Make Weather Service Staffing a ‘Top Priority’
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – Neil Jacobs aims to improve NOAA by addressing staffing shortages and advancing emergency alert technology after recent deadly flash floods, with over 100 fatalities reported, officials said.
- Neil Jacobs, President Donald Trump's nominee for the National Weather Service , stated he would prioritize staffing during his Senate testimony.
- Concerns about NWS staffing arose after heavy flooding in Texas caused over 110 deaths, including many children.
- Jacobs confirmed support for Trump's budget proposal, which includes cuts to weather and climate research.
- He emphasized the importance of data and local relationships in weather service operations to improve response to future disasters.
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Trump's NOAA chief nominee vows to make staffing at weather service a priority after recent floods
The promise comes after lawmakers in both chambers expressed concern about NWS staffing amid heavy flooding in Texas last week that resulted in over 110 deaths, including the deaths of dozens of children, and storms in the southwest.
Trump’s NOAA Nominee Vows to Improve National Weather Service Forecasting
Just days after catastrophic flash floods devastated Central Texas, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told the Senate on July 9 that he would seek improvements to the agency’s weather forecasting and warning capabilities despite recent budget cuts. Neil Jacobs, a meteorologist who headed NOAA on an acting basis during the first Trump administration, testified before the Senate Com…
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