Concerns are rising over the accuracy of hurricane forecasts this year due to staffing and budget cuts at the National ...

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...

In response to concerns, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) said it is actively working to address staffing shortages.

NOAA officials and Florida leaders raise concerns for hurricane season due to agency cuts ...

My fear is that we’re going to look back 25 years from now and say, ‘This is when the progress stopped,’” one weather expert ...

View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Floods come as Trump eyes NOAA cuts The deadly Texas ...

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas ...

A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people. Those staffing cuts did not cause the high number of deaths in the flash floods on July 4, experts said.

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story NWS staffing will be priority, nominee tells Senate As lawmakers ...

Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.

President Donald Trump’s approach to the federal government has been to cut, cut, cut, which means when there is a disaster ...