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Official overseeing the National Hurricane Center testified to Congress it’s fully staffed—it’s not
The National Hurricane Center is “fully staffed” and any suggestion that the Trump administration fired meteorologists at the ...
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The National Hurricane Center is ‘fully staffed’―or is it?
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Congress this week that the National Hurricane Center is fully staffed heading into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, Bloomberg writes.  “There are no openings ...
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National Hurricane Center officials say they're prepared this hurricane season, you should be too
Ahead of the official start of hurricane season on June 1, officials at the National Hurricane Center are brushing off ...
With a Busy 2025 Hurricane Season Forecast, Staffing Cuts and Warm Oceans Worry Experts
June 1 marks the official start of the hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean—and once again, the season looks like it will ...
Short-staffed NWS enters hurricane season in "uncharted territory." Meteorologists share their concerns.
Atlantic hurricane season begins during a tumultuous period at the National Weather Service, following significant cuts at ...
2025 hurricane season could see degraded forecasts because of weather service cuts
The National Weather Service announced it wants to hire 126 people, and it’s asking for current employees to transfer to ...
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Official overseeing the National Hurricane Center testified to Congress it’s fully staffed—it’s not
The critical staffing issues — which have meant ... There are no openings on the National Hurricane Center, zero. It is fully staffed,” Lutnick said before a Senate appropriations subcommittee ...