Staffing Cuts at NWS and Tragic Flooding in Texas
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Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.
Shutting down AOML could result in up to a 40% loss of accuracy, which would leave a billion-dollar economic impact and potential loss of lives, one expert says
Former NOAA administrator Rick Spinrad said an NWS vacancy could have been why some people didn't receive flood warnings.
In Norman, scientists are working to significantly speed up tornado warnings while finding new paths to understanding deadly storms and protecting lives and property. A cooperative institute with more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the agency that oversees weather told senators at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that a proposal to cut more than a quarter of the agency’s budget wouldn’t jeopardize its ability to predict severe events like wildfires in the Northwest or the recent deadly flooding in Texas.
Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.
As Congress begins talks surrounding the upcoming federal budget, a proposed 27% cut to the NOAA budget is raising alarms among weather experts and scientists.
The Trump administration's budget plan for 2026 would eliminate the lab that developed a key flash flooding tool.
The proposed budget would also result in staff layoffs, impact partnerships with universities, and potentially close more than a dozen weather and climate facilities