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‘Embarrassing, bad and frankly dangerous’: Experts react to drop in US weather balloon launches

Weather balloons are an “essential piece of the forecasting system.” But there will be fewer of them in tornado season this year.

Euronews

Aurora alert: Giant 'hole' in sun and strong geomagnetic storm converge to supercharge northern lights this weekend

A huge sun eruption combines with speedy solar wind from a "coronal hole" for a weekend aurora show, experts predict.

Space

Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts balloon launches

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations

The Independent UK

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National Weather Service suspends critically important forecasting practice after DOGE devastation

The move — which comes after a severe weather outbreak last weekend resulted in dozens of deaths — has drawn strong reactions from forecasters and meteorologists on social media

The Independent UK

Giant deep-sea spider spotted crawling on ocean floor near Antarctica

Researchers suspect species grows so large partly due to cold temperatures of their environment

The Independent UK

Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Record Numbers Forced To Flee Climate Disasters: UN

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee climate disasters last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for early warning systems covering the entire planet.

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Climate crisis drives record displacements as planet exceeds 1.5C

Record numbers of people were forced to flee their homes due to climate-related disasters in 2024, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for global early warning systems.

Radio France Internationale

Destructive dust and Trump cuts: five things to know about latest US storms and tornadoes

Meteorologist Eric Holthaus on growing concern of dust storms and why recent storms were a preview of future

The Guardian - US

Trump cuts to have ‘chilling effect’ on climate science and ‘degrade’ Australia’s ability to forecast weather

Australian meteorologists and scientists will be affected by mass firings at Noaa, experts warn

The Guardian - AU

Fired hurricane hunter says Americans could see ‘more damage and more loss of life’ with NOAA layoffs

More layoffs are expected to slam the agency that’s responsible for life-saving weather forecasting

The Independent UK

'Their loss diminishes us all': Scientists emphasize how Trump's mass NOAA layoffs endanger the world

"From our perspective down in the trenches actually working for the government, it feels like the people up top just have no clue about anything."

Space

Ex-NOAA Chief: Trump Firings Put Lives, Jobs, And Science In Jeopardy

As the Trump administration prepares for its next wave of federal layoffs, the former head of a key US climate agency spoke with AFP about its role in public safety, scientific research, and protecting the American economy.

International Business Times

Reductions in force: A look at which agencies are affected by DOGE-led job cuts

The deep cuts across federal agencies since Donald Trump’s return to the White House include reductions in force, which mean not only layoffs but also elimination of positions altogether

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NOAA to layoff 1,000 more workers at already depleted weather agency: ‘There’s going to be pain and a lot of it’

A former NOAA official says another round of ‘malicious’ layoffs will affect more than 1,000 additional employee

The Independent UK

The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say

Multiple sources tell The Associated Press that the Trump Administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency

International Business Times

Weather Agency Plans Firing 1,000 Employees, VA Layoffs May Begin In June Amid Democratic Outcry

The NOAA is reportedly planning to lay off over a thousand personnel after it already fired 1,300 workers, and the VA is looking to pursue its plan of laying off some 80,000 workers as early as June.

International Business Times

Scientists Say Trump Cuts Threaten Climate Research, Public Safety

Climate scientist Tom Di Liberto had dreamed of working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since college.

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International Business Times

French Research Groups Urged To Welcome Scientists Fleeing US

French officials are urging their country's research institutions to consider welcoming scientists abandoning the United States due to President Donald Trump's funding cuts, AFP learned on Sunday.

Barchart

Nat-Gas Prices Recover on a Mixed US Weather Forecast

April Nymex natural gas (NGJ25 ) on Friday closed up +0.097 (+2.253%). April nat-gas prices on Friday recovered from early losses and settled moderately higher on a mixed US weather forecast. Short covering emerged in nat-gas futures to push prices higher after NOAA said the outlook for March 17-21 shows...

The Guardian - US

Trump layoffs have hollowed out key weather monitoring staff amid storm season

The National Weather Service has lost about 10% of its staff, hitting offices prone to severe weather hardest

Roll Call

Photos of the week | February 28-March 6, 2025 - Roll Call

Ukraine, Mardi Gras, NOAA layoffs, and the longest presidential address to Congress in history were highlights of the week in Washington.

The Independent UK

Avalanche experts worry Trump budget cuts will hinder life-saving forecasts

Officials in the Western U.S. who protect the public from avalanches are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration firing hundreds of meteorologists and other scientists

The Independent UK

Bill Nye becomes target of MAGA after making claims about Elon Musk on CNN

Nye said Musk’s actions at NOAA amounted to “fundamental corruption”

The Independent UK

A concerning new victim of DOGE cuts? Weather reports

Meteorologists say reported lease cancellations could making living in the U.S. dangerous again

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