Hurricane hunters struggle with aging fleet amid rising storm threats
The Air Force and NOAA have struggled to meet hurricane mission demands with aging aircraft. NORFOLK, Va. — The Air Force and ...
Hurricane forecasts are at stake after NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs
Firings at the Office of Aircraft Operations threaten to reduce the quality of data critical for hurricane monitoring, ...
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NOAA fires, then rehires crew members who flew planes into hurricanes
Those answers depend on critical information provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's hurricane hunters. The firing of five probationary employees with the hurricane ...
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Hurricane Hunters increasingly falling short of mission goals: GAO
NOAA and the Air Force are struggling to meet growing demand for their specialized Hurricane Hunter fleets, a new federal ...
Meteorologists are being cut. How that impacts storm, hurricane forecasts for Louisiana
Meteorologists for the NOAA, NWS and The Weather Channel are facing large-scale layoffs. Here's how Louisiana weather ...
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Hurricane Hunters are among NOAA employees impacted by DOGE layoffs. Here’s what’s at stake
Cuts to NOAA have decreased the number of hurricane hunter flight directors which could impact this season's hurricane ...
Federal cuts hit hurricane hunters, experts warn of impact to forecasts
A retired NOAA leader told WWL Louisiana 2 flight directors with the Hurricane Hunters had been fired as part of sweeping ...
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Hurricane expert warned of NWS cuts for years before his death: 'This would have killed him'
Years before DOGE or the existence of Project 2025, this Gulf Coast meteorologist was fearful the National Hurricane Center ...
Concerns mount after DOGE cuts hit Hurricane Hunters
Dr. Jeff Masters, a meteorologist and former hurricane hunter, says the crew is now down two more flight directors and an ...
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NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs threaten to degrade hurricane forecasts
(Image credit: NOAA/AOC) Layoffs last week at NOAA’s Office of Aircraft Operations, home of the NOAA Hurricane Hunters, threaten to reduce the quality of data critical for hurricane monitoring, ...