Sunday marks the official start of what NOAA forecasters predict will be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. But big staffing cuts at NOAA and FEMA are raising questions about the federal government's ability to forecast and track these storms and the cleanup and recovery efforts in their aftermath.

A Miami TV meteorologist asked viewers to call Congress about NOAA's budget, fearing it harms hurricane forecasting. He's not the only one worried.

a former NWS chief says. All these developments underscore a much broader point. Hurricane season officially began Sunday, and a pall of uncertainty hangs over the nation as Trump and his deputies ...

As the temperatures rose across Louisiana during Memorial Day weekend, the heat index, a measure of air temperature and humidity, approached triple digits. Bayou State residents seeking relief from the extreme temperatures turned up their fans and air conditioners,

“We do have some staffing challenges across the Weather Service ... “Some of that happens every year during hurricane season.” NOAA Communications Director Kim Doster added in her statement ...

Sunday marks the official start of what NOAA forecasters predict will be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. But big staffing cuts at NOAA and FEMA are raising questions about the federal ...