At dozens of National Weather Services offices across the country, staffing levels were low well before President Donald Trump took office. Now, as the new administration announced mass terminations,
Former television host Bill Nye the “Science Guy” suggested that the Department of Government Efficiency is performing “corruption” and targeting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with plans to replace its weather satellites with Elon Musk‘s Starlink satellites.
The latest round of cuts carried out by the Department of Government Efficiency, led by tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk, are expected to impact at least 10% of NOAA’s workforce with more cuts potentially on the horizon.
Over 800 NOAA employees were laid off as a part of Elon Musk and DOGE’s effort to reduce the federal budget and workforce.