The National Weather Service has halted its automated translation services for weather alerts until further notice "due to a contract lapse."

The pause could affect the millions of Americans who speak a language other than English at home, at a time when climate change is exacerbating extreme weather.

The National Weather Service has stopped providing critical weather alert translations for non-English speaking residents living in the United States. This news comes as the nation withstands multiple rounds of severe weather and flooding,

The National Weather Service (NWS) is pausing forecast translations for non-English speakers after a contract with the provider ended. Now, some experts consider this a "life or death" situation.

Nearly 68 million people in the U.S. speak a language other than English at home, including 42 million Spanish speakers, according to 2019 Census data.

The National Weather Service says it has “paused” language translations of its products “until further notice” because its contract with an artificial intelligence firm had