NWS forecasts and weather alerts are accurate, widely available and free to the public. They impact everyday life.
Mass firings are set to hit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) “imminently,” a source with knowledge told The Hill.
NOAA is best known for operating the National Weather Service, but its work stretches from the ocean bed to outer space and supports billion-dollar industries.
NOAA partners with private sector, academia, nonprofits and many others around the world to ensure that everyone has the best information to produce the most robust weather forecasts. Private weather companies and media also play important roles in getting those forecasts and alerts out more widely to the public.
Lutnick said he disagreed with the Project 2025 proposal to dismantle NOAA. Then, during an Oval Office briefing on September 4, 2019, Trump presented a National Weather Service map of Hurricane ...
The notion of commercializing the agency’s responsibilities, including monitoring by its National Weather Service branch, worries many in the meteorology world.