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Source: Washington Post

National Weather Service at 'breaking point' as storm approaches

The agency is struggling to maintain its weather forecasting operations due to significant staffing cuts under the Trump administration.

By Hannah Natanson and Brady Dennis
1 hour ago


A weather forecaster works at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center in Miami in May. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)

By Hannah Natanson and Brady Dennis

Some National Weather Service staffers are working double shifts to keep forecasting offices open. Others are operating under a "buddy system," in which adjacent offices help monitor severe weather in understaffed regions. Still others are jettisoning services deemed not absolutely necessary, such as making presentations to schoolchildren.

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By Hannah Natanson
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