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ICYMI: The Upcoming Budget Cuts At NOAA

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🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

What's the weather like in your area? Chances are you took a look at your preferred weather app on your phone before heading outside.

We can find that information easily because of weather data that comes from the National Weather Service. It's a part of the federal agency NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The Trump Administration plans to cut billions of dollars from NOAA in its upcoming 2026 budget plans.

The cuts could result in a remaking of the agency and eliminate much of the research it conducts that Americans use every day.

We discuss how the loss of NOAA could affect our day to day.

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What's the weather like in your area? Kansas, are you took a look at your

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preferred weather app on your phone before heading outside. And that information is readily

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available to us because of weather data from the National Weather Service. It's a part of the

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federal agency, NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Trump administration

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plans to cut billions of dollars from NOAA and its upcoming

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budget plans for 2026. The cuts could result in a remaking of the agency and eliminate much of the

1:01.5

research it conducts that Americans use every day. How would the loss of this data affect our

1:06.4

everyday lives? After the break, we're joined by Daran Noor. She's a fossil fuels and climate reporter for

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the Guardian U.S. We discuss the latest and how NOAA fits into our everyday lives. Stay with us.

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