Hundreds of Workers at US Weather Agency NOAA Fired

The White House said that about 5 percent of NOAA staff had been let go.

The logo of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., on Aug. 29, 2019. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images

The federal government fired hundreds of federal employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Feb. 27.

NOAA, a science-based federal agency within the Commerce Department, is responsible for providing weather, water, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States. It also develops and operates weather satellites and protects marine life.