On the brink of the Atlantic hurricane season, a pared-down National Weather Service is scrambling to deal with the realities of severe staffing gaps at the agency in charge of preparing the public for natural disasters in every part of the country. Concerned meteorologists warn that the forecasts communities have come to depend on as […]
DOGE cuts to weather balloon sites leave U.S. without crucial data, some meteorologists say
Detroit — When the National Guard has to be called out for an ice storm, as was the case in Northern Michigan at the end of March, the situation is dire. At the time, meteorologists couldn’t forecast just how much of the region would be encased in ice. “While it [the forecast] showed devastating ice, […]
Geomagnetic storms could make northern lights visible in parts of U.S.
The northern lights appear through a little bit of cloud cover in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Mark Thiessen / AP Several states across the northern U.S. may have a chance of seeing the northern lights Saturday as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects geomagnetic storm conditions to impact Earth’s magnetic field. […]