The Trump administration's significant layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have resulted in the firing of hundreds of employees, primarily probationary workers. These cuts, viewed as indiscriminate by current staff, threaten decades of expertise within the agency, which is crucial for forecasting severe weather, managing ocean life, and providing critical climate data. Former NOAA officials expressed deep concern over the lack of foresight in maintaining essential scientific services, highlighting the broader implications for public safety and environmental protection as the agency loses dedicated civil servants who have devoted their careers to safeguarding the planet.
These indiscriminate cuts are cruel and thoughtless, harming not only laid-off employees but also ordinary Americans who rely on NOAA for extreme weather forecasts and climate data.
There is no plan or thought into how to continue to deliver science or service on weather, severe storms and events, conservation and management of our coasts and ocean life.
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