The Trump administration’s steep staff cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) triggered shutdowns of several climate-related programs […]
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On cusp of storm season, NOAA funding cuts put hurricane forecasting at risk
Tropical cyclone track forecasts are 75 percent more accurate than they were in 1990. The National Hurricane Center’s forecasts in […]
Trump’s 2026 budget proposal: Crippling cuts for science across the board
Budget document derides research and science-based policy as “woke,” “scams.” On Friday, the US Office of Management and Budget sent […]
NOAA scientists scrub toilets, rethink experiments after service contracts end
“It’s making our work unsafe, and it’s unsanitary for any workplace,” but especially an active laboratory full of fire-reactive chemicals […]
US Antarctic Program disrupted by DOGE-induced chaos
Long-term impacts will affect not only research but also geopolitics. Credit: Wolfgang Kaehler via Getty Few agencies have been spared […]
From 900 miles away, the US government recorded audio of the Titan sub implosion
The waveform of the recording. From SOSUS to wind farms Back in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, this kind of […]