NOAA to lay off another 1,000 jobs, threatening weather forecasts and disaster response

The new cuts come after earlier rounds of Trump administration firings and encouraged retirements at NOAA, plus the elimination of nearly all new employees last month.

The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one with more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency, four people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press.