At least 500 staffers, mostly probationary workers including 375 who work at NOAA’s National Weather Service offices nationwide, were notified via email.

The Trump administration has its government-shrinking sights set on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where around 800 employees have been tapped for termination, according to two sources close to the agency.

Good afternoon and happy Friday, readers! Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump had a heated exchange in the Oval Office today. The two leaders were slated to sign a minerals deal,

The latest round of cuts carried out by the Department of Government Efficiency, led by tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk, are expected to impact at least 10% of NOAA’s workforce with more cuts potentially on the horizon.

The Conversation spoke with renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle, a former chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, about the effects further cuts to the agency could have on access to essential information.

Dozens of similar rallies were held across the country on Friday, including one in Washington, D.C., which drew more than 1,000 people.

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center released its 2024 Severe Weather Year-in-Review. One note that came out of the report was the fact that there were 1796 confirmed tornadoes last season, which became the second most on record.

When the Palisades fire raged and winds whipped ash and debris into the Pacific Ocean, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—already out in boats doing water-quality surveys—quickly gathered tainted saltwater samples,

NOAA previously fired 880 employees on Feb. 27, the majority of which were probationary staff with fewer than two years in their positions.

Without an outcry from fishermen, scientists and anyone who needs an accurate weather forecast, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration seems doomed.

Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.