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Hundreds of NOAA workers were laid off under orders from the Trump administration. (Image credit: Byunghwan Lim/Getty Images) Scientists warn that the Trump administration's abrupt firing of hundreds of weather forecasters and climate experts across NOAA will curtail important climate research and could result in preventable deaths during extreme weather…

The Trump Administration has begun firing probationary employees at the federal agency tasked with overseeing weather prediction and climate research, raising concerns about the nation’s ability to accurately forecast hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather events that have become more common in recent years. The layoffs affect the National Oceanic…

The Office of Space Commerce is beta testing its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Credit: NOAA Updated 4:50 p.m. with CRSRA email. HOUSTON — Layoffs of staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have included its Office of Space Commerce, potentially affecting work on space traffic coordination and…

More layoffs have hit the federal government, this time at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States’s main weather forecaster and the world’s premier research agency for the seas and the skies. CBS News reports that 880 employees were cut across NOAA, about 7 percent of the workforce,…

The Trump administration has fired hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency housed within the Department of Commerce, the Guardian learned on Thursday. “This will cost American lives,” said Democratic congresswoman and ranking member of the House science, space and…

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In a move that has been met with criticism from environmental advocacy groups and Democratic lawmakers, the Trump administration has begun cutting jobs at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Oceana US Vice President Beth Lowell said: “Our oceans have become political carnage, but the real victims are…

By Jeff Young is Newsweek's Environment and Sustainability Editor based in Louisville, Kentucky. His focus is climate change and sustainability with an emphasis on climate solutions and the clean energy transition. He has in-depth knowledge of energy policy and climate science and has covered international climate negotiations, energy and climate legislation…

The Commerce Department has laid off hundreds of NOAA employees, many with specialized skills who work at one of the world's top climate science and weather forecasting agencies. Why it matters: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is responsible for providing weather watches and warnings, monitoring and studying Earth's climate...Read…

Speakers from Rolls-Royce, Thales Alenia, NOAA, Babcock, European Space Agency, UK Space Agency, and Egyptian Space Agency are the latest to join the growing programmes of the Farnborough International Space Show and The 40th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE-40). The latest speakers announced for Farnborough International Space…