The agency that leads most of the government’s work on ocean and coastal health as well as climate research is one among those being targeted by Trump.

NOAA, the agency best known for collecting and analyzing data that make weather forecasts and warnings possible, leads most of the government's work on ocean and and coastal health, as well as climate change research.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the consequences of employee cuts could be drastic.

The job cuts affected multiple divisions, including the National Weather Service, National Marine Fisheries Service and the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, former NOAA

T he Trump Administration has begun firing probationary employees at the federal agency tasked with overseeing weather prediction and climate research, raising concerns about the

The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program.

At least 500 staffers, mostly probationary workers including 375 who work at NOAA’s National Weather Service offices nationwide, were notified via email.