The reduction in funding has sparked a debate about the potential consequences for public safety, particularly concerning ...

Meteorologists need a 3D thumbprint of temperature, wind and moisture to determine when severe weather is imminent.

Faltering forecasts, fired experts and whipsawing policy changes are raising questions about how the Trump administration ...

The NWS uses these weather balloons, until recently launched ... workers—people who had been in their current role for less than two years—NOAA was losing many of its most promising young ...

A Florida meteorologist is sounding a different type of alarm just in time for hurricane season. On Tuesday night, NBC-6 ...

Atlantic hurricane season begins during a tumultuous period at the National Weather Service, following significant cuts at ...

James Baker, a former NOAA chief during the Clinton administration ... Elbert "Joe" Friday highlighted the crucial role of weather balloons, explaining they capture "the detailed lower atmospheric ...

NOAA, the country’s top weather agency, released its forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season last week, but how ...

Scientists say fewer balloon launches could lead to data gaps during the severe weather season. The NOAA says services remain uninterrupted. At first glance, it might just look like an ordinary ...

Atmospheric scientists Christine Wiedinmyer and Kari Bowen, who is a former National Weather Service forecaster, explained NOAA’s central role in most ... weather balloons, radar and maritime ...

The agency also plays a role in warning about avalanches ... to our public safety mission.” NOAA has already stopped releasing some weather balloons that gather crucial observations for ...

The NOAA staff member also said the staffing concerns go hand in hand with the prospect that less data may be available for ...