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Nebraska Congressman introduces bipartisan bill to increase National Weather Service staffing
The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...
Hurricane hunters save lives, but NOAA plane breakdowns, staffing shortages put them at risk
His team had bullied into Hurricane Helene’s eye when he noticed on radar that the storm looked like it was dripping ...
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As hurricane season begins, federal agencies overseeing storms face barrage of challenges
Sunday marks the official start of what NOAA forecasters predict will be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. But big ...
Cuts, staffing shortages at National Weather Service make KC area officials nervous
Here’s why budget and staffing cuts at the National Weather Service are raising concerns among Kansas City area emergency ...
Representative Mike Flood introduces bill to mark National Weather Service employees as critical
Representative Mike Flood announced a bill on Friday to make employees of the National Weather Service classified as public safety mission function workers.
Weathering staffing cuts, National Weather Service perseveres to protect public
The National Weather Service lost more than 11% of its staff after layoffs, retirements and buyouts since January.
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Hurricane season begins after staff cuts at National Weather Service
In a statement, NOAA Communications Director Kim Doster ... “We do have some staffing challenges across the Weather Service in general, but we're taking steps to move staff around to fill ...
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Hurricane hunters save lives, but NOAA plane breakdowns, staffing shortages put them at risk
NOAA requires significant funding to replace aging aircraft and address staffing shortages to ensure ... It details personnel challenges and equipment concerns with planes that are increasingly ...