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DOGE Cut National Weather Service Jobs. Trump’s NOAA Pick Now Says He Wants To Fill Them.
Now Neil Jacobs, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees NWS ...
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Trump’s NOAA nominee: Ongoing hiring freeze lift ‘challenging’ for its mission
Neil Jacobs, Trump’s nominee to serve as NOAA administrator, told members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee that a governmentwide hiring freeze, recently extended to Oct. 15 ...
What’s behind all the recent extreme flooding?
Recent flash flooding events have claimed lives and damaged property in Texas, North Carolina, Illinois and New Mexico. While ...
Texas floods latest: 119 dead and over 170 missing as country singer reveals multiple family members killed
At least 119 people have been killed and more than 170 are still missing after catastrophic flash flooding swept through Central Texas. Officials fear that the death toll could soar as search and ...
Death toll rises to 120 in Texas, including Camp Mystic children, after flash floods
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 173 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search ...
The US faces more frequent extreme weather events, but attitudes and actions aren’t keeping up
Before 2021, the typically temperate Pacific Northwest and western Canada seemed highly unlikely to get a killer heat wave, ...
Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Trump’s pick to lead the NOAA, Neil Jacobs, was chief atmospheric scientist for Panasonic Weather Solutions and has been a ...
Washington, DC, flash flood watch: Which key areas are under threat
Volatile weather threatens over 27 million Americans with severe thunderstorms and flash flooding, particularly in Washington ...