Where does your weather forecast come from?
Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
The gov’t now says it’ll hire 100 people back at the National Weather Service—a good first step.
But don’t be fooled: the rest of NOAA is still in disarray. You can’t forecast storms accurately without satellites, radar, and the science teams behind them.
04.06.2025 14:16 — 👍 719 🔁 246 💬 20 📌 6
Opinion | Watch out: America is becoming less ready for natural disasters
From NOAA to FEMA, Trump is destroying programs that help prepare for climate effects.
This administration has chosen sabotage over safety.
“The president is destroying programs that help communities prepare for climate effects.”
FEMA is in peril. NOAA is being dismantled. Lives are at risk. Call Congress. Demand they reverse the damage. Demand they #SaveNOAA.
20.05.2025 17:11 — 👍 24 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 1
Staff cuts forced this forecast office to shut overnight. Then a tornado hit.
The Jackson, Kentucky office is one of a growing number of forecast offices unable to cover an overnight shift since the Trump administration cut staffing levels through buyouts and firings.
What we feared is now happening. This isn’t hypothetical anymore. This is real.
Cuts to NOAA are putting American lives at risk, plain and simple. We’re witnessing the consequences in real time. 📢 Call on Congress to immediately restore NOAA's full funding and staffing. #SaveNOAA
17.05.2025 19:09 — 👍 43 🔁 22 💬 3 📌 1
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
NOAA powers the forecasts on your phone, the maps you trust, the alerts that save lives. It tracks storms, monitors climate, protects coasts, and fuels research across America.
Most people use NOAA data daily—without even knowing it.
Tell Congress: invest in what matters. #SaveNOAA
06.05.2025 14:49 — 👍 227 🔁 91 💬 5 📌 7
More than 50,000 seniors in Florida told to stay indoors tomorrow
Federal forecasts anticipate air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive groups in parts of Florida's west coast tomorrow.
Florida seniors are being told to stay indoors due to dangerous air quality.
Meanwhile, Trump is gutting climate science programs—including NOAA, which monitors the air we breathe.
You can’t protect public health by ignoring reality.
#SaveNOAA
06.05.2025 00:23 — 👍 26 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 1
6 Reasons NOAA Matters As Hurricane Season Approaches
The Atlantic hurricane season is a few weeks away. Here are 6 things that NOAA provides the nation as the ominous storm season looms.
🚨 Hurricane season is coming—and the agency that keeps us safe is under attack.
This Forbes piece breaks down why NOAA matters: from real-time storm warnings to life-saving research that protects every American.
04.05.2025 19:15 — 👍 130 🔁 56 💬 3 📌 3
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
The Trump admin’s plan to gut NOAA’s GFDL lab at Princeton would dismantle the world’s most advanced climate models—tools vital for national security, disaster preparedness, and global science. Never mind it’ll cost lives and property. #SaveNOAA
29.04.2025 18:41 — 👍 22 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1
Meteorologists say NWS cuts degraded forecasts during recent storms
The National Weather Service’s reduction in weather balloon launches meant forecasters had less data available when the central U.S. got hammered with hail and tornadoes.
🚨 Meteorologists are sounding the alarm: severe weather forecasts are already slipping due to staffing cuts at the National Weather Service. Lives are on the line.
📉 Forecast quality down
⏱️ Lead times shorter
⚠️ Systems stretched thin
Call Congress now—demand they fully restore NOAA.
23.04.2025 14:35 — 👍 156 🔁 65 💬 4 📌 3
Trump's NOAA firings leave Northwest workers in 'purgatory'
Fisheries scientists who were fired by the Trump administration say they've been living in limbo as their work is sidelined.
🚨Mass firings at NOAA have gutted the backbone of sustainable fishing.
- The only oceanographer at a key office? Gone.
- Experts who balance fish stocks & forecast ocean changes? Fired.
Now fishing seasons, hatcheries, & coastal economies are all in doubt. This isn’t cost-cutting. It’s sabotage.
14.04.2025 13:55 — 👍 37 🔁 23 💬 1 📌 3
The raw force of a tornado—ripping homes apart in seconds. 🌪️ This is why early warnings matter. Cuts to NOAA could mean fewer alerts, less time to act, and more lives at risk. Every second counts. Don’t let them gut what keeps us safe. #SaveNOAA
14.04.2025 13:49 — 👍 42 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 0
The proposed cuts to NOAA aren't just numbers on a budget—they're a direct threat to public safety. Protecting NOAA funding is about protecting your family, your community, and your future. Learn more about these dangerous cuts here: bit.ly/4iaKpJ2
12.04.2025 16:41 — 👍 344 🔁 172 💬 7 📌 7
On today’s episode of “He’s Tearing This S**t Up”—Trump plans to dismantle NOAA, shutting down climate research and weather labs.
In Texas, that means fewer hurricane warnings, less drought data, & more risk to our communities.
This isn’t just a budget cut—it’s a threat to our safety.
11.04.2025 18:54 — 👍 3076 🔁 870 💬 231 📌 45
💯 That is absolutely on point. These cuts will put so many lives at risk. 😓
11.04.2025 21:31 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
NOAA weather center in College Park was on DOGE’s chopping block, but outcry might have paused it
The future of a NOAA weather center in College Park is unclear after efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency to close it were countered by an uproar among lawmakers and weather officials…
Public outcry works. NOAA’s College Park Weather Center—once on the chopping block—might have been spared thanks to overwhelming pushback from scientists, lawmakers, and the public.
But let’s be clear: NOAA still faces devastating workforce cuts that weaken forecasts and put lives at risk.
13.03.2025 19:57 — 👍 65 🔁 25 💬 2 📌 2
NOAA supports a $321 billion commercial and recreational fishing industry that sustains over 2.3 million jobs. Staff cuts at NOAA will lead to overfishing and major losses for the industry. Source: noaa.gov
Cuts at NOAA compromise the nation’s ability to monitor fish stocks, leading to greater risk of overfishing and economic losses for the $321B industry that sustained 2.3M jobs in 2022.
#SaveNOAA #NOAA #ScienceMatters #FederalLayoffs
13.03.2025 13:11 — 👍 32 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 0
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11.03.2025 18:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Trump layoffs have hollowed out key weather monitoring staff amid storm season
The National Weather Service has lost about 10% of its staff, hitting offices prone to severe weather hardest
“At one point during this week’s severe storms, 11 weather radars were down nationwide – nearly 10% of the country’s fleet.”
10% is a lot of risk when your home lies in the path of a tornado.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
11.03.2025 17:53 — 👍 19 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0
"Eliminating jobs in this vital and necessary agency threatens the health of our waterways, lakes and oceans, which we rely on for food, commerce and recreation.” - Al Roker #SaveNOAA
10.03.2025 16:08 — 👍 86 🔁 34 💬 1 📌 0
More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.
#SAVENOAA ALERT: We understand that 16 of our colleagues have now had their terminations rescinded. We are thrilled for them, and we welcome this news! However, the vast majority of terminated NOAA employees have not been reinstated, and more cuts are imminent: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/c...
09.03.2025 14:40 — 👍 58 🔁 27 💬 3 📌 5
How job cuts at NOAA could impact weather forecasting
More than 580 NOAA and National Weather Service staffers have already been dismissed as part of government agency cuts, with more possible.
Firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will have reverberating impacts on how meteorologists across the country forecast the weather, according to experts: abcnews.go.com/US/job-cuts-...
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09.03.2025 14:34 — 👍 29 🔁 12 💬 2 📌 1
Former Biden administrator explains why NOAA workforce cuts are "disturbing," "surprising"
Hundreds of staffers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, have found themselves the target of the Trump administration's efforts to cut back the federal workforce. The move...
🚨 Weather Forecasts Are Already Being Compromised 🚨
Former NOAA Administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad revealed that forecasters at the Dallas-Fort Worth office were unable to warn of recent tornadoes in West Texas because “the people who did that had been fired.” #SaveNOAA
08.03.2025 16:43 — 👍 256 🔁 146 💬 8 📌 14
DOGE says it has only slashed non-essential personnel from federal agencies. That is a lie.
As severe storms sweep the nation, NOAA’s forecasting and research offices are now understaffed: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#SaveNOAA #NOAA #FederalLayoffs #ScienceMatters
07.03.2025 20:50 — 👍 72 🔁 33 💬 2 📌 0
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07.03.2025 14:32 — 👍 616 🔁 76 💬 6 📌 2
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