Trump’s Mass Layoffs at NOAA Cut Into the Bay Area Weather Service
Bay Area National Weather Service office hit by DOGE layoffs
Thursday’s massive National Weather Service layoffs included three employees at the Monterey office, which provides weather forecasts for nearly all of the Bay Area, including San Francisco. One meteorologist,
Fury erupts over Trump’s firings of National Weather Service, NOAA staff
NOAA — which includes the National Hurricane Center and the Tsunami Warning Center — is the latest in a string of federal agencies targeted for cuts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Multiple temperature records in and nearby Los Angeles were broken on Thursday following atypical winter weather across California's southern region. California saw below average rainfall and unusually high temperatures this season,
About 10% of the NOAA workforce was laid off, according to some reports, in a move that could kneecap the agency's ability to forecast local and national weather events.
The terminations come days before a potential severe weather outbreak in the southeastern U.S. — and just months ahead of the next Atlantic hurricane season.
A California weather expert said reported firings in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are alarming.
Federal workers not let go said the layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts across the country.
The state's snowpack is performing below average for this time of year, with more dry weather likely in March.
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Downtown L.A. was about 14 degrees above normal Sunday, reaching 82 degrees. Temperatures could climb into the 90s by Wednesday in the coasts and valleys.
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