National Weather Service Struggles With Staffing Cuts
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The U.S. forecasting agency was working on streamlining itself for the modern era. Days away from hurricane season, it’s now struggling to keep offices open.
A somewhat tattered American flag still flies near the debris of a ruined structure in the Elkhorn Ranch neighborhood north of Elizabeth on Monday, May 19, 2025, after a tornado touched down there the previous day. Numerous homes in the neighborhood were heavily damaged. No deaths or injuries were reported.
New shocking satellite images show widespread damage in north St. Louis before and after a deadly tornado ripped through the region last Friday.
A 100-hour streaming marathon before hurricane season seeks to raise awareness of cuts to the weather-climate enterprise and why that expertise matters to us all.