The Trump administration's recent layoffs of approximately 600 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has raised concerns among meteorologists about the degradation of weather forecasts. NOAA's essential functions include weather data collection, forecasting, and issuing safety warnings through agencies like the National Weather Service. Experts warn that fewer personnel will lead to less reliable forecasts, jeopardizing public safety. The cuts affect critical public safety resources that help mitigate disaster impacts in the U.S., while officials maintain that NWS meteorologists were primarily unaffected.
"We will get it wrong a lot more frequently," Ella Dorsey, a meteorologist for Atlanta News First, posted on X.
"All of the widely consumed weather information through the private sector relies on this NOAA backbone," Daniel Swain, a climate scientist who specializes in California weather, said.
"Critical national public safety assets are being weakened," Levi Cowan, who runs the hurricane forecast blog Tropical Tidbits, told Business Insider in an email.
The Trump administration let go around 600 workers at NOAA, which is essential for weather forecasts and disaster prevention in the U.S.
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