WASHINGTON >> A Florida-based federal emergency response team that reopens U.S. ports after storms and accidents is unstaffed ...

An orca expert warns that federal budget cuts to science and research at NOAA could harm Southern Resident Killer Whale ...

The closure of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Navigation Response Team in Fernandina, Florida, ...

At least six NWS offices have also stopped routine weather balloon launches that collect data for weather models.

Federal agencies like the NWS work closely with state agencies to get ahead of wildfires - but now some of those resources have been stripped away.

NOAA is forecasting as many as 19 tropical storms this year, including six to 10 hurricanes. Half of those hurricanes could ...

State meteorologists say staffing shortages from federal job cuts could disrupt wildfire forecasting and response. (KING 5 ...

But now she, and many others, say funding for all NOAA projects has hit a bottleneck. Fewer staff members are handing the work and a new, strict financial policy has reportedly caused some critical ...

Veterans on Patrol, which spread conspiracy theories in the wake of Hurricane Helene, has encouraged followers to visit sites ...

Washington state officials are now worried about ... and rely heavily on spot weather forecasts from agencies like DNR or NOAA during wildfires. "That's a huge resource for us," said Assistant ...