Downsizing at the National Weather Service appears to be part of an effort by Republicans to privatize such agencies.

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump's deep staffing cuts to the ...

Texans were caught with deadly rising waters in the middle of the night, leaving many to question the forecast and the alerts ...

Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency ...

AP science writer Seth Borenstein obtained a list of vacancy numbers at National Weather Service offices across the United States and set out to verify the data through meticulous reporting. He ...

At the National Weather Service, an Associated Press analysis found a 20 percent vacancy rate in nearly half its forecast offices. AP Science writer Seth Borenstein wrote that story.

In 1970, the National Weather Service was officially established when President Richard Nixon created NOAA, ... Evan Vucci/Associated Press. But in the same exchange with Ms. Klobuchar, ...

After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20 percent vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across ...

The National Weather Service will resume translating its products for non-English speakers. The weather service paused the translations this month because its contract with the provider had lapsed.