The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the consequences of employee cuts could be drastic.

The cuts could affect more than 10% of the employees at the agency, according to two sources with internal knowledge of the agency.

Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather Service employees were laid off Thursday in the latest round of federal workforce cuts under President Donald

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired

The Trump administration reportedly began carrying out hundreds of layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday, though so far the National Weather Service office for New Orleans and Baton Rouge was not affected, an official there said.

The terminations come days before a potential severe weather outbreak early next week in the southeast United States — and just months ahead of the next Atlantic hurricane season.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the latest U.S. government agency to face layoffs as the Trump administration continues slashing the federal workforce. Some of the cuts are in Newport,

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status have been fired, lawmakers and weather experts say

Hundreds of scientists and experts have been fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a leading US agency responsible for weather forecasting, climate analysis, marine conservation and more,

The Commerce Department has begun laying off potentially hundreds of NOAA employees, many with specialized skills who work at one of the world's top climate science and weather forecasting agencies. Why it matters: The National Oceanics and Atmospherics Administration is responsible for providing weather watches and warnings,