Inside the Lifesaving Power of Doppler Weather Radar
Doppler radar is one of the most revolutionary and lifesaving tools of modern meteorology, which has experts worried about outages because of recent staffing cuts and conspiracy theories
NOAA Says It’s Ready for Hurricane Season, but Weather Experts Are Worried
As hurricane season approaches, thousands of weather and disaster experts have raised concerns about NOAA and NWS budget cuts and staffing shortages
Disaster-Struck States Waiting for Weeks for Trump’s Sign-Off on FEMA Aid
States and cities struck by deadly tornadoes and floods are begging the Trump administration for disaster aid
NOAA Has ‘Ground to a Halt’ amid Backlog of Unsigned Contracts
A NOAA official says that “everything has ground to a halt” at the agency as staffers have waited for Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to review more than 200 agreements
Why Tornado Season Has Been So Destructive
Several devastating tornado outbreaks have cut swaths of destruction across the U.S. What’s driving these damaging storms?
Larger, More Dangerous Hail Is Becoming More Common—Here’s Why
The largest hail tends to form in “supercell” thunderstorms and seems to be becoming more common as climate change continues
Tornadoes Expected to Strike Multiple States This Weekend in One of the Worst Seasons This Decade
Tornadoes are predicted across swaths of the U.S. in the coming days, likely adding to this year’s already high tally of such storms
How Trump’s National Weather Service Cuts Could Cost Lives
Weather experts warn that staff cuts at the National Weather Service that have been made by the Trump administration are a danger to public safety as tornadoes, hurricanes and heat loom this spring and summer
Trump Targets Air-Conditioning and Heating Funds for Low-Income Households
The Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which provides funding for home heating and cooling
The New Tornado Alley Has Been Hyperactive this Year
More tornadoes than usual have already struck the U.S. in 2025—and many of them have been touching down farther east than they had in the past
Proposed Trump Cuts to NOAA Threaten Hurricane Hunters and Toxic Algal Bloom Monitoring
The Trump administration has proposed gutting NOAA’s cooperative institutes, which study everything from improving lifesaving weather forecasts to monitoring fish stocks
NOAA Reverses Plan to Defer Upkeep of Key Weather Satellites
Agency officials said Monday that NOAA would continue to maintain the Joint Polar Satellite System, crucial weather satellites, after a previous memo suggested maintenance would be deferred