Scientists and politicians are sounding the alarm about potential consequences of the layoffs, including keeping people safe and protecting the economy.

The two rounds of departures together represent about 10 percent of NOAA’s roughly 13,000 employees. A spokesman for the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

"Everyone in the United States relies on NOAA in their daily lives whether they realize it or not, something that will come into focus for many in the weeks and months ahead."

T he Trump Administration has begun firing probationary employees at the federal agency tasked with overseeing weather prediction and climate research, raising concerns about the

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he supports DOGE, but also praised the National Hurricane Center and said it will probably be "OK."

NOAA's staff oversees monitoring the world's atmosphere and the nation's weather and climate, including its most violent storms.

The Trump administration has made drastic cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that threaten to impact weather forecasting and other key services provided by the

The agency that leads most of the government’s work on ocean and coastal health as well as climate research is one among those being targeted by Trump.

The move to discontinue the $4.5 million grant program leaves 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the latest U.S. government agency to face layoffs as the Trump administration continues slashing the federal workforce. Some of the cuts are in Newport,