Many surf zone fatalities occur when distant hurricanes send swells to shore that create dangerous conditions at the coast, ...

A National Weather Service project to automatically translate certain forecasts faces an uncertain future amid widespread ...

Starting in 2025, the National Hurricane Center will compose maps showing rip current risks when a tropical cyclone ...

WASHINGTON — After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy ...

A heat map from the National Weather Service shows Texas blanketed in dark red, signaling intense temperatures across the ...

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 ...

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 ...

These vacancies are not just numbers—they translate into slower response times, skipped damage assessments, and fewer weather balloon launches that inform national forecasts. And with severe ...

55 of 122 National ... storm hits, Weather Service offices must juggle issuing real-time warnings, coordinating with emergency officials, and surveying damage to improve future forecasts.