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Former National Weather Service Directors Give Warning
June 04, 2025
On May 5, five former National Weather Service (NWS) directors shared an open letter warning that proposed cuts to the organization may soon endanger lives.
“N.W.S. staff will have an impossible task to continue its current level of services,” they write in the letter, dated Friday. “Our worst nightmare is that weather forecast offices will be so understaffed that there will be needless loss of life.”
The letter notes that the coming weeks are “the busiest time for severe storm predictions like tornadoes and hurricanes,” and it points to a wide range of activities that rely on accurate forecasting: “Airplanes can’t fly without weather observations and forecasts; ships crossing the oceans rely on storm forecasts to avoid the high seas; farmers rely on seasonal forecasts to plant and harvest their crops which feed us. Read the full letter here
June 1 to the end of November is hurricane season in the United States. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has also suffered dramatic cuts with the current administration intending to push disaster recovery to the states.
Americans are urged to raise their voice against these cuts, but also pray Mother Nature can lessen the weather disasters brought on by our changing climate.
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