World Jul 16 How climate change is making the World Cup calendar more dangerous for athletes and fans Tournament soccer in June and July is a tradition going back to the first World Cup in 1930. By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press
Politics Jul 09 As Trump slashed weather agency, his appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing forecasts Companies poised to step into the void have ties to those tapped by President Donald Trump to run agencies that collect weather data and publish forecasts. By Brian Slodysko, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press
Politics Jul 09 WATCH: Senate committee considers nomination of NOAA head as criticisms made for Texas flood Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press
Politics Jul 07 White House blasts idea that Trump’s cuts contributed to Texas flooding death toll “That was an act of God. It’s not the administration’s fault that the flood hit when it did, but there were early and consistent warnings and, again, the National Weather Service did its job,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt… By Associated Press
Jul 07 Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather… Continue reading
Jul 01 Major climate change reports are removed from U.S. websites By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The White House, which was responsible for the assessments, said the information will be housed within NASA to comply with the law, but gave no further details. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 4:03 As hurricane season begins, federal agencies overseeing storms face barrage of challenges By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic 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… Continue watching
May 23 Watch 6:59 How NOAA funding cuts could make it harder to predict and prepare for severe weather By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin For many people, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. But along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, it also means the start of hurricane season is nearly here. This particular hurricane season comes at a moment when NOAA… Continue watching
May 22 This Louisiana community preps for hurricane season as questions linger about federal storm response By Joshua Barajas “These hurricanes are coming at us faster and they’re coming for a longer time of the year. They’re producing more rain, higher winds. And they’re going to places that may never have experienced that before."… Continue reading