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WWMT Grand Rapids/Lansing on MSNNOAA layoffs raise concerns over impact on weather coverage and public safetyHundreds of NOAA employees were laid off last week, and the decision could impact weather coverage in the U.S.
Federal employees who monitor and forecast the nation’s weather and climate have been hit with a wave of mass firings.
The Center for Weather and Climate Prediction was opened in 2012 and built to NOAA's specifications, said a former National Weather Service director.
The Associated Press reported that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was laying off about 10% of NOAA's total workforce. Federal workers who were not let go said the layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in the National Weather Service (NWS) offices in the country.
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