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New National Hurricane Center map aims to highlight deadly rip current risks
Starting in 2025, the National Hurricane Center will compose maps showing rip current risks when a tropical cyclone ...
Additional weather balloon cuts may affect forecasts, impacting safety and preparedness
The National Weather Service is down more than a dozen weather balloon launch sites since late March due to budget and staffing cuts, meaning less information f ...
Easter week forecast: Is more rain in store for Lower Hudson Valley?
As Passover continues and overlaps with Christian Holy Week, Thursday looks mild with sunny skies and a high near 56 degrees, ...
WRVO Public Media8d
Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed ...
EMS114d
Experts highlight National Weather Service vacancies as a risk in forecasting severe weather
WASHINGTON — After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy ...
USA Today14d
Is it safe to swim? National Hurricane Center to publish rip current forecast map.
When a hurricane approaches the U.S., forecasts for high ... information from local National Weather Service offices when an active tropical system is present. The map, designed to be easy for ...
Phys.org15d
Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates—twice that of just a decade ago—as severe weather chugs across the nation's ...
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Severe weather overwhelms undermanned National Weather Service offices
WASHINGTON — After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs ...