NOAA is currently understaffed by 20-40% and the Trump administration plans to cut even more funding. Under the bill $200 million more would be taken away, totaling $2.2 billion dollars cut from ...

These cuts to NOAA and NWS programs, staff, and data are making communities more vulnerable to storms like the one that hit Kerr County, Texas, over the weekend.

Read more: Trump’s Budget Cuts Prompt China to Review Risks of US Data Void NOAA is responsible for forecasting weather through its National Weather Service, as well as protecting US oceans.

Budget and staffing cuts to U.S. government disaster-response and climate-monitoring programs – with more gutting proposals on the way – have insurance leaders and consumer advocates warning ...

That’s the warning Democratic Congressional leaders and former NOAA officials raised during a virtual press conference Wednesday. They argued it’s due to staffing and budget cuts at NOAA.

Floods come as Trump eyes NOAA cuts The deadly Texas floods are drawing renewed scrutiny to the Trump administration’s cuts at the nation’s weather and climate research agencies.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — State representatives are blaming National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service cuts as reasons why the Texas flooding tragedy ...