Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has implemented substantial layoffs affecting NOAA, terminating hundreds of employees, including crucial weather forecasters. The firings, which impacted around 10% of the agency's workforce, were executed in two rounds. Experts like Dr. Daniel Swain express serious concerns that these cuts could lead to increased dangers during extreme weather events, potentially resulting in preventable deaths. Lawmakers, such as Rep. Grace Meng, condemned the layoffs as unjustifiable, emphasizing the risks posed to American lives due to diminished weather reporting capabilities.
Today, hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including weather forecasters at the National Weather Service (NWS), were given termination notices for no good reason, Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) said in a statement after the firings. This is unconscionable.
Dr. Daniel Swain, a climate scientist, warned that job cuts at NOAA and NWS could prove deadly, stating, 'there will be people who die in extreme weather events & related disasters who would not have otherwise.'
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