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See When Federal and Local Officials Issued Warnings About the Texas Floods
The National Weather Service began sending flash flood warnings that should have triggered cellphone alerts a little after 1 ...
Autonomous vehicle's search in Mariana Trench helps advance understanding of deep sea and its critical minerals
A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...
Trump administration denies staff cuts hampered Texas flood alerts
The search for survivors from the deadly Texas flash floods has continued into its fourth day, as authorities warned of ...
Trump’s government cuts and the catastrophe in Texas: Here’s what we know
President Donald Trump’s approach to the federal government has been to cut, cut, cut, which means when there is a disaster ...
Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming
Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts ...
Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the ...
Trump to terminate deportation protection for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans in U.S
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will terminate deportation protections for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans in ...
Texas floods shine spotlight on Trump’s weather and disaster cuts
The deadly Texas floods are drawing renewed scrutiny to Trump administration cuts at the nation’s weather and climate research agencies. A flash flood on Friday unleashed water from the ...
Key National Weather Service weather prediction leadership roles in Ohio remain empty
The National Weather Service's Wilmington, Ohio office has vacancies in 2 of 3 key leadership positions. What is being done ...
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Space, satellite, defense companies urge lawmakers to fund NOAA space commerce office
Letters to House and Senate appropriators follow the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the office and elimination of ...
Trump’s proposed cuts to climate and disaster agencies under microscope after Texas floods
President Donald Trump's budget requests to Congress for NOAA and his plans to phase out FEMA are under the microscope after ...
New NOAA budget details plans to eliminate most weather and climate research
Most U.S. weather data is still housed at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, but it also faces a proposed 26% budget cut. Funding toward the eventual replacement of NOAA's aging ...