Another wave of layoffs hit the federal government, this time including climate scientists and modelers at NOAA. An estimated 800 employees were fired, likely ensuring that the US government won’t be able to model the weather or predict extreme events going forward .

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/nx-s1-5298738/trump-administration-layoffs-hit-noaa-the-agency-that-forecasts-weather-and-hurricanes