As hurricane season approaches, the National Weather Service is on a hiring spree to make up for cuts it made last year under the DOGE initiative.

Staffing cuts forced the National Weather Service to cut early morning weather balloon launches. Then two tornado outbreaks this spring caught forecasters by surprise.

Whether they’ve scrambled to get approval to buy office supplies or fix plumbing, cover shifts during severe weather that lasted for days or get tornado damage surveys completed, it’s been a rough few ...

National Weather Service connects with ND communities through Skywarn meetings ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20 percent vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather ...

This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Did you check the weather forecast today? Whether it was on your phone, the five-day ...

The U.S. forecasting agency was working on streamlining itself for the modern era. Days away from hurricane season, it’s now struggling to keep offices open. Credit...Moriah Ratner for The New York ...

A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the Weather Service lost nearly 600 people to DOGE cuts. By Judson Jones Judson ...