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Trump’s NOAA pick pledges full weather service staffing, but supports budget cuts
Neil Jacobs, tapped to lead NOAA, called for sharper forecasting tools and clearer public alerts, just days after flooding in ...
Trump’s NOAA pick stands by budget cuts, calls staffing ‘a top priority’
Neil Jacobs stressed a desire to see the more than 120 Weather Service forecast offices across the country be fully staffed.
Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Privatization would diminish a central role the federal government has played in weather forecasting since the 1800s.
Who is Neil Jacobs? Meet Trump’s nominee to lead NOAA in the wake of Texas floods
President Donald Trump’s nominees for NOAA, Neil Jacobs and Taylor Jordan, will appear before the Senate Committee on Commerce.
Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...
NOAA delays cutoff of satellite data for predicting hurricane forecasting
The program was initially supposed to be cut off June 30 to "mitigate a significant cybersecurity risk," NOAA said in an ...
Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming
Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts ...
DC, Philadelphia, NYC areas brace for potential strong winds, heavy rain
The high humidity combined with a heat index over 90 degrees, will create muggy and oppressive conditions ahead of the storms.
Severe storms, flash flood threat target 85M+ along I-95 covering Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York
Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City will likely see periods of heavy rain in addition to potentially damaging wind gusts beginning Tuesday afternoon as severe storms fire up over more ...