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The National Weather Service is offering transfers to meteorologists to fill staffing vacancies after Trump administration budget and staff cuts. Dinah Voyles Pulver. USA TODAY.
National Weather Service staffing shortages are having an impact on forecasts 05:52. There are 122 National Weather Service (NWS) offices nationwide, each of which performs critical lifesaving ...
Behind every severe weather watch and warning, providing lifesaving information in critical moments, is a meteorologist pushing the button at the National Weather Service. But as cuts continue to ...
As some forecast offices halt overnight staffing, the National Weather Service is scrambling to reassign staffers internally and fill more than 150 positions to cover critical employment holes.
After Staff Cuts, the National Weather Service Is Hiring Again. The agency plans to hire more than 100 people after nearly 600 were laid off or retired as part of the governmentwide cuts this year.
The National Weather Service says it plans to hire more than 100 additional staff members. The move follows complaints and concerns after the Trump administration eliminated more than 500 positions.
As destructive and deadly tornadoes bore down on Kentucky, National Weather Service officials triaged to provide life-saving forecasts and warnings amid federal staffing cuts. At least 23 people ...
A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the Weather Service lost nearly 600 people to DOGE cuts.
Kansas City leaders fear National Weather Service cuts will impact safety during severe weather events. Here’s why meteorologist shortages could be critical.
A national outage impacted how the National Weather Service (NWS) issued its emergency alerts during severe storms Friday around the Triangle. According to NWS messaging, the "dissemination delays ...