As soon as this week, the Trump administration could consider axing more than 1,000 additional staffers at NOAA, according to BBC News partner CBS News. Those potential cuts, plus losses from previous ...

After mass layoffs at NOAA, meteorologist Andrew Hazelton finds himself in a bureaucratic no man’s land—fired, then ...

National Hurricane Center forecasts rely on hurricane hunters, including flight crews who fly into hurricanes to gather data.

Damage from Hurricane Helene, which struck North Carolina and parts of the US south in October 2024. [Getty Images] ...

Hazelton told Axios that NOAA is running the risk that a storm will approach the coast and that the agency won't be able to fly into and around it with its advanced capabilities. "I think that's a ...

Some 880 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were laid off on Thursday, a congressional source ...

The agency had already halted several services because of staffing issues following the cuts, including some weather balloon ...

Both agencies have dedicated crews and aircraft, commonly known as Hurricane Hunters, that fly both around and through storm systems. The Air Force’s fleet consists of 10 WC-130J Hercules aircraft, ...

More than 600 NOAA workers were laid off more than two weeks ago, including some in public safety roles, such as scientists who issue tsunami alerts, hurricane-hunting flight directors and ...