The episode, dubbed Sharpiegate, led to some in-fighting within NOAA as career staff pushed back against political appointees who wanted the agency to confirm Trump’s statements.

A TV forecaster said he was not confident he could predict the paths of storms this year, touching a nerve amid concerns about how federal cuts could affect hurricane season.

He said NOAA’s model had a handful of “skill problems” in ... a picture of a hand-drawn forecast track in the Oval Office and the subsequent fallout was soon widely known as “Sharpiegate.” ...

President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee the U.S. Forest Service has a history of clashing with the very agency that he soon could be leading. On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate Committee on ...

Boren, 62, has had disagreements with the U.S. Forest Service in recent years. One recent conflict involves building a cabin and clearing land within the Sawtooth National Forest near Stanley ...

These storms have the potential to impact millions of people, NOAA leaders say. "As we witnessed last year with significant inland flooding from hurricanes Helene and Debby, the impacts of ...

Meteorologists from the NOAA estimates between 13 to 19 total named storms for the 2025 season that includes 3-5 major hurricanes that can be classified as a category 3, 4 or 5. These hurricanes ...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Senate hearing that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is "fully staffed" with weather forecasters and scientists after ...

NOAA’s National Weather Service in May forecast an above-average June 1-Nov. 30 hurricane season with six to 10 hurricanes. Its director, Ken Graham, said at the time he did not expect job cuts ...

Government weather forecasters expect above-average hurricane activity this season as Trump officials hobble NOAA and FEMA disaster response. Trump could make this year’s hurricane season deadlier.

NOAA’s National Weather Service in May forecast an above-average June 1-Nov. 30 hurricane season with six to 10 hurricanes. Its director, Ken Graham, said at the time he did not expect job cuts ...

Lawmakers clash over NOAA fisheries rules. By Daniel Cusick | 06/05/2025 06:22 AM EDT . Republicans are seeking to align their agenda with President Donald Trump’s order calling for reforms to ...