Experts who understand severe weather also worry about cuts to NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. From ...

The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.

With the National Weather Service facing cuts and staffing shortages due to efforts by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to shrink the government ...

The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...

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 ...

MOLINE, Ill — The National Weather Service has lost more than 600 staff members across its 122 offices nationwide, and experts say the staffing shortage is starting to impact the accuracy of ...

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season begins amid warnings of heightened storm activity, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz ...

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell has voiced concern over staffing cuts at the National Weather Service, which she says have left much of the country ill-prepared for this year’s hurricane and fire ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Flood has helped to introduce the bipartisan Weather Workforce Improvement Act, which is designed to reinforce ...

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.

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT SIX. CONGRESSMAN MIKE FLOOD INTRODUCES A BIPARTISAN BILL THAT WOULD HELP BOOST STAFFING AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M QUANECIA FRASER.