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And I'm Flora Lichten. Today in the podcast, a music therapist reveals the best kinds of music to actually sue the baby. But first,

why cuts to NOAA have hurricane forecasters nervous? Some of the concern is the accuracy of the forecast.

Hundreds of federal workers at NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,

have been laid off or are in job limbo, thanks to the Trump administration's cuts to government.

But what will these cuts mean for hurricane forecasting in coastal states like Georgia,

states that rely on data and resources from this agency to prepare and weather storms.

Here to tell us more is Emily Jones, climate reporter for Grist and WABE in Atlanta, Georgia.

Emily, is based in Savannah.

Emily, welcome to Science Friday.

Thank you so much for having me.

Okay, let's take a step back.

I mean, who prepares Georgia for a hurricane?

Who's in charge of that? Well, it's, as you can imagine, a huge coordinated effort with,

you know, all kinds of different agencies and groups and school districts and cities, but the sort of

point people that bring all those groups together

and coordinate that effort are emergency managers.

So there's a state emergency management agency.

Then there are local emergency management agencies dotted all over the state in different counties,

you know, that really handle that effort at a local level.

And so they're the ones that kind of bring together everything that needs to happen.

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