Trump and Musk] are laughing at us on social media, while I come in every day to do my duties,” a worker at the NWS told HuffPost.

As Houstonians woke up to heavy rain early Tuesday, weather officials warned of an increased risk for wildfire growth later in the day. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for the Houston area from 10 a.

Lives are being put in danger,” one meteorologist warned, as some experts feared the cuts will harm public safety.

It defies anything that I have in my political experience to understand how stupid this is,” former Rep. David Skaggs told The Denver Post.

current and former staffers said an exodus of new hires and veterans will hinder the agency’s ability to monitor and predict weather hazards.

Scientists worry there will be immediate harm from the Trump administration's latest federal workforce cuts, which hit NOAA and the National Weather Service.

With the Trump administration attempting to make significant spending cuts, many retirees might be wondering what the 47th president's plans are for Social Security, which distributes benefits to tens of millions of Americans each month.

The terminations come days before a potential severe weather outbreak in the southeastern U.S. — and just months ahead of the next Atlantic hurricane season.

The NWS has personnel and weather radar in Wake, New Hanover and Carteret counties. The National Climatic Data Center, another division of NOAA, is located in Asheville.