The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.
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Posted inEnvironment, Possibly Podcast
How can we help scientists tell their stories?
Science has a communication problem. This week on Possibly we’re taking a look at an audio-storytelling organization, called Transom, that’s trying to help fix it.
Posted inNPR
Graphics: Where the Texas floods happened and how high the waters rose
One Guadalupe River gauge near Kerrville and Camp Mystic recorded a rise of more than 25 feet in two hours.
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Hurricane season has started. Here’s what to know
The 2025 hurricane season officially began on Sunday. Forecasters are predicting an active season.
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Scientists say NOAA cuts by Trump undermine improvements in hurricane forecasts
The Trump administration is targeting top climate and weather labs for cuts. Insiders worry about the impact on research and NOAA’s ability to forecast severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes.
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Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world’s oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.
Posted inEnvironment, Local, Politics
NOAA employees in R.I. and Mass. fired, rehired, then fired again
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week fired its previously reinstated probationary workers, including many who worked at local facilities in Narragansett and Woods Hole. NOAA employees in Rhode Island and Massachusetts told The Publics Radio that they received a mass email on Thursday informing them their jobs had been terminated – again. The […]
Posted inLocal, Politics
Thousands of federal workers now in paid limbo
In late February, President Donald Trump’s administration fired close to 24,000 probationary federal workers in the name of government efficiency. In response to a judicial order that found the mass termination unlawful, the administration began rehiring those workers and reassigning them to a form of paid leave this week. In a series of interviews, many […]
Posted inEnvironment, Politics, The Weekly Catch
How NOAA cuts may harm local fishermen, protecting the ‘Freedom to Read,’ and more
Recent job cuts by the Trump Administration could have a negative impact on New Bedford’s huge fishing industry. Our South Coast Bureau reporter Ben Berke tells us how. Also, Rhode Island has spent millions battling lawsuits from people challenging books. Since 2021 there have been more than 30 such challenges. We’ll learn about a bill before the General Assembly that would protect schools and libraries from litigation and censorship. And in the midst of a trade war between the U.S. and Canada sparked by the Trump administration, a local museum is celebrating ties between the Ocean State and French Canadian culture. That and more on this week’s show.
Posted inBusiness, Local, Politics, South Coast Bureau
Fishermen could face stricter catch limits as Trump slashes NOAA
The federal agency that studies the ocean and manages fisheries lost about 1,200 employees in February. But for the fishermen regulated by the agency, it’s still business as usual on the docks. On a recent Wednesday, many crews on New Bedford’s fishing piers were doing gear work for their next trip, as Eric Hansen repaired […]
