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Trump Administration Fires Entire Content Team of Major NOAA Climate Website

Trump Administration Fires Entire Content Team of Major NOAA Climate Website

In an apparent attempt to dismantle Climate.gov, a major United States government website that supports climate science education, the Trump administration has fired all of its content production staff. The website is a gateway to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Climate Program Office. “The entire content production staff at climate.gov (including me) were […]

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    Trump’s NOAA Firings Could Be ‘Dangerously Risky’ to Americans’ Well-Being, Experts Warn

    Trump’s NOAA Firings Could Be ‘Dangerously Risky’ to Americans’ Well-Being, Experts Warn

    The Trump administration fired roughly 800 employees of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) on Thursday, with more layoffs possible. An email from the U.S. Department of Commerce Thursday afternoon informed employees that they would lose their jobs the same day, reported The Guardian. “The majority of probationary employees in my office have been […]

    NOAA Imposes Restrictions on Scientists, Raising Concerns Over Global Forecasting

    NOAA Imposes Restrictions on Scientists, Raising Concerns Over Global Forecasting

    The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has placed new restrictions on scientists that those inside the agency have said could hamper the availability and quality of global weather forecasts. Current and former high-level scientists with the federal agency said the new rules have created unease and caused alarm with partners at European […]

    NOAA Update Says 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be One of the Most Active in History

    NOAA Update Says 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be One of the Most Active in History

    Atmospheric and oceanic conditions are ripe for a 2024 hurricane season that could be among the most active ever recorded, according to an update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In NOAA’s 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center forecasters updated the expected number of named storms — those […]

    Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Announce $575M to Make Coasts More Climate-Resilient

    Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Announce $575M to Make Coasts More Climate-Resilient

    United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce are recommending $575 million for the funding of 19 projects to increase climate resilience in the country’s Great Lakes and coastal states and territories. NOAA’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge is part of the […]

    NOAA Predicts 8 to 13 Atlantic Hurricanes for 2024

    NOAA Predicts 8 to 13 Atlantic Hurricanes for 2024

    The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Climate Prediction Center has forecast an “above-normal” Atlantic hurricane season for 2024, with a projected range of 17 to 25 named storms, of which eight to 13 are predicted to become hurricanes, a press release from NOAA said. It is the most storms ever predicted by […]

    3 ‘Most Important’ Greenhouse Gases Reached Record Highs Again Last Year: NOAA Scientists

    3 ‘Most Important’ Greenhouse Gases Reached Record Highs Again Last Year: NOAA Scientists

    Levels of the three “most important” greenhouse gases — methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide — in the atmosphere reached record highs again in 2023, according to research conducted by scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML). Air samples taken by GML indicated that levels of the heat-trapping gases […]

    NOAA Launches Emergency Rescue of Critically Endangered Sawfish in Florida Keys

    NOAA Launches Emergency Rescue of Critically Endangered Sawfish in Florida Keys

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is launching an emergency response in Lower Florida Keys waters after reports emerged of smalltooth sawfish displaying abnormal behaviors such as spinning and whirling. In addition to the abnormal behavior reported by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), as of March 24 there were more than […]