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Why cuts to the National Weather Service have Alaskans worried
In a state with harsh weather and many industries that rely on accurate weather data and forecasts, the Trump ...
Juneau Empire on MSN3d
Resolution pending in Alaska Legislature urges more federal support for NOAA weather buoys
The buoys are cited as examples of how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its National Weather Service ...
WUNC13d
Weather service workers are being cut — and that could hit hard in Alaska
Alaska Public Media's Eric Stone reports. ERIC STONE, BYLINE: The federal government would not confirm how many probationary workers were fired last month at the National Weather Service.
With fewer weather balloons after government staffing cuts, forecasts may be less accurate
Some weather balloon launches have been suspended because of the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service.
National Weather Service cuts back balloon launches at Gaylord, other sites
At least 11 National Weather Service offices have seen their twice-daily balloon launches to collect weather data suspended or reduced.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner7d
Winter's not over: Forecasters anticipate a snowy weekend in Interior Alaska
Fairbanks is expecting snow showers Friday and about an inch of snow starting Sunday, according to National Weather Service ...
Mama bear and cubs use remote weather station as jungle gym — and knock it offline
As it turns out, a mama bear and her cubs couldn’t resist using it as their personal jungle gym, photos show. A technician set up the camera after the station near Tok, Alaska, repeatedly went offline ...
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Weather service workers are being cut — and that could hit hard in Alaska
Staff cuts at the National Weather Service could interrupt forecasts across the country. It'll particularly affect Alaska, experts say, where there is already a lower density of weather monitoring.