Lankford, Cole fight DOGE's call to close National Weather Center, U.S. Attorneys office
For weeks now, the Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency has dribbled out info that it wanted to close ...
Weather center lease no longer being terminated, Cole says
The lease for a NOAA and National Weather Center building will no longer be terminated, according to U.S. Representative Tom Cole. The announcement came as protesters at the Oklahoma State Capitol ...
As NOAA cuts loom, scientists and industry are pushing back
The potential closures come as the General Services Administration looks for opportunities to sell government buildings it ...
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OU meteorology students express concern for future after National Weather Center layoffs
On Feb. 26, 2023, an EF2 tornado touched down in East Norman, causing widespread damage, road closure and resulting in at ...
Cole: Some Oklahoma facilities including National Weather Center, spared from DOGE closings; others still have concerns
Some Oklahomans are breathing a small sigh of relief after Congressman Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) announced Friday that three ...
DOGE Set to Cancel Lease on Weather 'Nerve Center' as Tornado Season Begins
"There's never a good time for these kinds of awful decisions," meteorologist Don Paul told Newsweek. "But this is an ...
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What we know so far about the potential closure of the National Weather Service’s radar center in Norman
Among the closures of several federal facilities in Oklahoma by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is a listing ...
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880 lose jobs at agency over National Weather Service, hurricane center. What is NOAA?
The National Hurricane Center is a division of the NOAA/National Weather Service. NOAA's weather data going back over a century on the warming climate and its impact on the intensity of rainfall in ...
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Oklahoma lawmakers express concern over National Weather Center layoffs ahead of tornado season
Oklahoma community members and leaders are expressing concern about layoffs at the National Weather Center as tornado season ...
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NOAA office targeted for possible lease termination is ‘nerve center’ of weather forecasting
The Center for Weather and Climate Prediction was opened in 2012 and built to NOAA's specifications, said a former National ...
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Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts.
Current and former agency officials and lawmakers said the cuts could have major impacts on Americans and the economy, ...