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Scientists fear impact of National Weather Service cuts

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TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — Sunday service at Crossroads Global Methodist Church often starts in song, but on the morning of November 17, 2013, it began with tornado sirens alerting congregants of an approaching storm. "Everybody's phones were going off," executive director Donna Cimino recalled. "We immediately started moving people to our storm shelters." The warning issued by the National Weather Service a full 16 minutes ahead of the torna…

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Trump’s government cuts disrupt NOAA forecasts and data collection

President Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce have triggered firings, operational cuts, and email security problems at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Oliver Milman reports for The Guardian.In short:NOAA, which houses the National Weather Service, has seen over 1,000 staff fired or resign, with another 1,000 job cuts expected.Weather balloon launches have been reduced in six U.S. locations, limiting critical data …

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Scientists fear impact of National Weather Service cuts

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Scientists worry of impact of cuts to National Weather Service

The agency responsible for forecasts, warnings and water and climate data is authorized by Congress to employ 4,800 but for the last several years has operated with a workforce of about 400 fewer. And as the summer hurricane season looms, so too do cuts to the federal workforce. Citing economics, the Trump administration announced sweeping cuts across multiple federal agencies, including the NWS.

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Weather service cuts worry Pacific County crisis chief

As local emergency management officials explain it, partnerships that have been built over the years with National Weather Service personnel have made Pacific County more prepared and better equipped for the regular extreme weather events and crises that threaten our small slice of the Pacific Coast.

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