The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) faces significant staff reductions under the Trump administration, projected to lose an additional 1,000 workers following recent layoffs of 1,300. This downsizing raises alarms about NOAA's ability to fulfill its critical roles in weather forecasting and climate monitoring, especially as the hurricane and disaster seasons approach. Managers have been instructed to draft layoff proposals, indicating that nearly 20% of the workforce, around 2,600 employees, could be eliminated. The cuts may lead to diminished capabilities in areas like predicting storms and managing environmental programs, with immediate operational impacts already being felt.
NOAA is set to lose another 1,000 workers due to government downsizing, raising concerns about its ability to issue lifesaving weather forecasts during an impending disaster season.
The reductions would represent nearly 20 percent of NOAA's workforce, compounding challenges in monitoring climate changes, predicting natural disasters, and overseeing critical environmental programs.
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