With NOAA Cuts, a Proud Legacy and Vital Science Are at Risk

Opinion For more than 50 years, NOAA has pioneered climate research and been instrumental in advancing modern weather forecasting. Now ...

Space Exploration

Tracking DOGE’s impact on space and the federal workforce

March 9, 2025

The White House and the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency have spent the first weeks of Donald Trump’s new ...

The National Weather Service is located inside the building in the foreground along Lake Washington, part of NOAA sprawling complex at Magnuson Park, seen from the air with Mount Rainier in the background, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Seattle.

Environmental Policies

Department of Government Efficiency lays off Oregon employee working to make NOAA more efficient

March 5, 2025

When Cristen Don got word she had been laid off from her job at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Research illuminates growing extinction threat for southern resident orcas

Environmental Policies

Federal NOAA cuts hit Seattle offices

February 28, 2025

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. ...

Space Exploration

BAE wins $230.6 million contract for space weather program

February 21, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO – BAE Systems won a $230.6 million NASA contract to deliver spacecraft for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Trump Officials Release Water That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use

Environmental Policies

NOAA is told to make list of climate-related grants, setting off fears

February 11, 2025

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s leading climate science agencies, has been ordered to identify grants ...

Space Exploration

Commercial weather startups forecast increased funding under Trump

January 27, 2025

A decade ago, startups raising money to launch commercial weather satellites were convinced they had a goldmine on their hands ...

Space Exploration

NOAA sees new applications for commercial weather data

January 14, 2025

NEW ORLEANS – In addition to purchasing global datasets, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to pay a ...

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