The National Weather Service has received permission to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians just ...

Cuts to the federal weather forecasting agency have been criticized in the wake of a deadly flooding event in Texas, where ...

"The reason the Texans had no idea that a giant flash-flood that killed 20 plus people was going to be coming to them was ...

A fter a March 25 fire destroyed the radio tower used by the National Weather Service to provide round-the-clock weather ...

Lawmakers from both parties have so far rejected steep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

The National Weather Service Employees Organization, the union representing 4,000 workers, argued the changes, part of the administration’s swift and broad moves to shrink the federal workforce ...

A weather service source said staff with 15 years of experience at NOAA, or more, could technically be categorized that way if they were recently promoted to a higher position.

National Weather Service (NWS): The NWS does more than just forecast weather. They launch daily weather balloons that provide upper-air data essential for accurate weather models. The NWS also ...

The first round of cuts were probationary employees, McLean said. There are about 375 probationary employees in the National Weather Service — where day-to-day forecasting and hazard warning is ...

A final budget aligned with the president’s proposal would devastate NOAA research, including precipitation research, ...

“Project 2025 wants to get rid of NOAA, wants to get rid of the National Weather Service — the people that tell you the weather and help you prepare for hurricanes,” said Moskowitz, a past ...