October 20th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Trump administration officials want to disperse research dollars from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration across multiple offices.  NOAA—responsible for innovating flood warning systems, tornado detection, hurricane tracking and more—has been a target of larger cuts as the agency requested a workforce cut of 17% in next year’s budget.  Jake Schwartz, with the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, says the restructuring of the office will hinder preparation for future natural disasters…

"It actually funded research to explore for the sake of scientific exploration, and for the sake of inventing technologies that then help the next generation of Americans.  The work that we do now to figure out the best ways to warn if flash floods are coming will help us five, 10 years down the line."