As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, forecasts predict 13 to 19 tropical storms for 2025, despite a less active season than last year. Increasing climate change effects heighten storm intensity and rainfall, posing risks, especially under Trump's administration, which denies climate change and cuts funds to critical agencies like NOAA. These decisions have already led to significant layoffs at NOAA, potentially reducing the quality of hurricane monitoring and forecasting. Consequently, there are concerns for the U.S. and Central America, with uncertainty around storm tracking capabilities for the upcoming season.
This year's hurricane season will be shaped under the Trump administration, whose climate change denial and budget cuts put vital forecasting agencies like NOAA at risk.
The NOAA has already seen layoffs of nearly 800 workers under Trump's proposed budget cuts, potentially compromising the quality of hurricane tracking and data.
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