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Budget Cuts Hit FEMA and NOAA Ahead of Wildfire Season
- Federal forecasters must do without Saildrones, which helped predict hurricane strength and path, due to a contract bidding issue, stated NOAA spokesperson Keeley Belva.
- NOAA has faced significant budget cuts and staff reductions since President Donald Trump's administration began, reports the Associated Press.
- The 2026 budget proposal threatens to cut NOAA's funding by $1.6 billion, impacting its readiness for hurricane season, according to CBS News.
- The absence of Saildrones will further strain NOAA's resources, affecting forecasting capabilities, as noted by NOAA oceanographer Gregory Foltz.
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NOAA Lost a Vital Storm Tracker Just in Time for Hurricane Season
You might not have known it, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has been using Saildrones in recent years to collect real-time data that helps scientists forecast the paths of hurricanes and their intensity, and all with incredible accuracy. Saildrones are pretty much exactly what they sound like: driverless, robotic boats that can sail straight into terrifying storms to record and deliver valuable data that helps …
Floods are worsening but engineers worry national rainfall database won’t be updated
By Laura Cassels, Florida Trident A cadre of engineers and planners who design America’s roads, bridges, hospitals and other critical infrastructure fear that an emerging tool that would replace the nation’s out-of-date rainfall and flood data is on the Trump administration chopping block. The new tool, Atlas 15, uses modernized rainfall data to allow engineers to design and build infrastructure to withstand flooding for decades to come as extre…
What U.S. weather agency cuts mean for P&C
Photo by iStock/baona Recent and ongoing cost cutting initiatives at U.S. federal agencies may impact the ability of insurers across North America to gauge how severe weather events could impact secondary perils claims going forward, industry sources suggest. Agencies experiencing significant layoffs include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and its subsidiary, the National Weather Service (NWS). Both U.S. agencies crea…
The Fight to Preserve NOAA: Scientists Rally to Save Key Climate and Ocean Research
By Mya Trujillo Four months ago, Dr. Holden Harris was leading a team of scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). Now, he sells frozen chocolate bananas on the beach in Florida. Harris was one of the approximately 880 NOAA employees laid off on Feb. 27 as a result of cuts made by the Trump administration to multiple federal agencies. The former research biologist rece…
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