National Weather Service’s Plan to Hire Crucial Staffers After Mass Layoffs Will Be Too Late for Wildfire Season Key California weather forecast offices will remain Capital & Main · Aug 8, 2025
Trump admin is dismantling ‘critical’ parts of California’s response to wildfires The Trump administration has left the National Weather Service with ‘critical staff shortages,’ according to an employee union The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025
As Texas floodwaters recede, lawmakers grapple with emergency preparedness County officials had pressed the state for flood warning systems for nearly a decade but without luck. Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2025
Ex-forecasters at National Weather Service defend Texas meteorologists and say warnings were as timely as they should have been At least 82 people have been killed and more than 40 remain missing after flash floods ravage central Texas The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025
Staff vacancies hit Texas weather offices as they brace for a busy hurricane season Houston’s National Weather Service office has lost its head meteorologist amid a federal requirement to cut 10% of NOAA’s staff. The Texas Tribune · Jun 9, 2025
Key US weather monitoring offices understaffed as hurricane season starts National Weather Service offices in hurricane-prone areas are reeling from job cuts and a hiring freeze imposed by Trump The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2025