LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - U.S. Rep. Mike Flood issued a statement Wednesday following news that the National Weather Service (NWS) was facing staffing challenges in Nebraska. “Over the years, the ...

WASHINGTON — The Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway, with forecasts predicting above-average activity as the National Weather Service grapples with staffing gaps widened by the ...

To be fair, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), its parent agency, has never been well funded and has long done more with less. But today, out of 122 field offices, more than ...

WASHINGTON — The Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway, with forecasts predicting above-average activity as the National Weather Service grapples with staffing gaps widened by the ...

The National Weather Service has lifted its hiring freeze and is now accepting applications for mission-critical positions to help restore staffing levels impacted by budget cuts.

The news comes amid concerns that neither the NWS nor the Federal Emergency Management Agency are nearly as prepared for hurricane season as they have been in past years, and after a spate of ...

NOAA announced last month it was seeking 155 transfers to fill these “critical” positions. An NWS employee told CNN it is not yet clear if they will succeed in filling all the transfer ...

Former NWS directors warn staff cuts could lead to unnecessary deaths during severe weather Staffing reductions mean less access to real-time data that helps predict the path and intensity of ...

WASHINGTON — The Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway, with forecasts predicting above-average activity as the National Weather Service grapples with staffing gaps widened by the ...