Hurricane Impact & Response - Hurricane Aaron brought strong winds and powerful waves to the East Coast, impacting areas from North Carolina's Outer Banks to Southern New England [1][2][4] - Storm surges caused floodwaters on Hatteras Island, washing out neighborhood streets and requiring crews to repair flattened sand dunes [2] - Double red flags were posted along the Outer Banks, warning people to stay out of the water [3] - A state of emergency was declared in New Jersey due to flooding on Long Beach Island [4] NOAA Staffing & Operations - Staffing cuts and administrative leave within NOAA, including hundreds of employees affected by buyouts, are impacting the agency's ability to forecast storms [5] - An NOAA employee was placed on administrative leave after involvement in a report concerning the "Sharpiegate" incident, which involved the alteration of Hurricane Dorian's forecasted path [6][10] - The administrative leave is potentially tied to cautioning against rapid changes to NOAA's systems, emphasizing the importance of methodical implementation to avoid disrupting critical services [12][13] Satellite & Information Services - NOAA's satellite and information service (NESDIS) provides operational information used daily by weather forecasters and emergency managers [14][15] - A planned reduction in the scope of a mission includes removing an atmospheric composition instrument, which would measure air quality and smoke content during major fire events [17][18] - The removal of the atmospheric composition instrument will result in less information for communities planning for bad weather and air quality days [19] Data Collection & Analysis - The dismantling of programs within NOAA, including a billion-dollar disaster registry, makes it more difficult to assess the full cost and impact of disasters [20] - Data collection continues, but the ability to synthesize and understand the interconnectedness of the data is diminished due to lack of personnel [21][22] - NOAA employees are dedicated to providing information for people to live their lives better and want to focus on their mission without distractions [24]

Uh, I'm Dan Lian. I'm the chief marketing officer at tomorrow. io and I'm pleased to talk to you today about weather.It's an we have 8 billion people on Earth. Why is weather forecasting so hard for our planet. It's something that shouldn't be given the impact that it has.Thing about weather forecasting is it's broken down into essentially three parts. First, you have the observations, which is being able to detect and and collect data from our atmosphere. Second is being able to take all that data and mode ...

Policy & Regulation Impact - The Trump administration's decision to halt military satellite data sharing with weather forecasters is expected to impact the home insurance market [1] Industry Impact - The decision's effects will extend into the home insurance sector [1]

Tonight, rescuers are desperately searching for at least 173 people still missing in Texas. As the death toll rises to 120 from Friday's devastating flash floods. With such a large scale of loss, people are angry and understandably very upset.They want someone or something to blame. Many are pointing to the National Weather Service cuts as a reason why some areas were taken by surprise. But this meteorologist cautions about jumping to that or any conclusion yet.People have been speculating that National Wea ...

NBC Sahil Kapoor reports from Capitol Hill. I also want to bring in Dr.. Irwin Redliner, founding director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Earth Institute. Sahill. So, if he gets the job, he is facing the potential for having an awful lot of money that would be needed for some of the upgrades he's talking about gone for next year's budget. Bring us up to speed. Yeah, that's right, Chris. And it's not just Neil Jacobs for Noah related opening. There's also Mr.. Taylo ...