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Amid hurricane season, NWS gets green light to hire meteorologists, CNN reports
The recent CNN report notes that while the NWS is preparing to hire 125 people, those hires will come after the agency ...
How accurate are hurricane season forecasts from NOAA? Here's what history says.
NOAA, the country’s top weather agency, released its forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season last week, but how ...
New study finds this company most accurate for hurricane predictions. Is it right?
A controversial study concluded that AccuWeather's 2024 hurricane forecasts were more accurate than those from the National ...
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Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that
Accuracy will be crucial again in 2025, as meteorologists predict another active Atlantic hurricane season, yet cuts in ...
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Chaos at FEMA, NOAA as hurricane season starts
Faltering forecasts, fired experts and whipsawing policy changes are raising questions about how the Trump administration ...
In wake of deep cuts, NOAA says it will hire for 'mission-critical' weather service positions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will hire for "mission-critical field positions" amid expert ...
Anatomy of a hurricane: Meet the NOAA pilots and planes flying into the storm
The WP-3D Orion is part of the NOAA's Hurricane Hunter program. These aircraft are essentially flying laboratories, packed with instruments designed to gather high-resolution data in places where ...
John Morales says he's worried about 2025 hurricane season after NWS suffers loss of staff and resources
Never have we faced the combustible mix of a lack of meteorological data and the less accurate forecasts that follow, with an ...
Hurricane forecasting requires lots of coordination. Here’s how it works behind-the-scenes.
Forecasting storms and preparing the public requires coordination among labs, researchers, meteorologists, emergency managers and local officials.