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Coverage dated February 27, 2025

Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts

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Those let go include meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country.

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  1. Thv11

    Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts (opens Thv11)

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    Those let go include meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country.

  2. NBC Chicago

    NOAA layoffs: Hundreds of meteorologists, weather forecasters fired in latest DOGE cuts (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Cuts at NOAA appeared to be happening in two rounds, with each seeing big numbers: one of 500 and one of 800, said Craig McLean, a former NOAA chief scientist...

  3. FOX 13 Tampa

    Hundreds of federal NOAA employees – including weather forecasters – fired in DOGE cuts (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Hundreds of federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees, including weather forecasters, were fired Thursday as part of DOGE cuts.

  4. New York Post

    Hundreds of weather forecasters across NOAA, NWS fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts (opens New York Post)

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    Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said.

  5. Newsweek

    DOGE job cuts hit NOAA, the agency in charge of the Weather Service (opens Newsweek)

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    Former NOAA officials warned that jobs cuts undermine critical weather forecasting and basic science that companies and communities rely on.

  6. Time

    NOAA: DOGE Fires Hundreds of Employees at Climate Disaster Agency (opens Time)

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    The layoffs, criticized as “short-sighted,” reportedly include meteorologists who did crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country.

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