Say those who have been there, all available evidence suggests that whoever was behind the wave of cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service has never worked in a forecast office during a severe-thunderstorm or tornado outbreak.

Lives are being put in danger,” one meteorologist warned, as some experts feared the cuts will harm public safety.

Between resignations, firings and paperwork errors, at least 23 of the roughly 200 people in the Weather Service’s Alaska offices are no longer with the agency, a union source said.

The terminations come days before a potential severe weather outbreak in the southeastern U.S. — and just months ahead of the next Atlantic hurricane season.

NOAA is preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers as part of the Trump administration's mandate for agencies to prepare "reductions in force," according to sources.

Kenny Choi reports on job security worries at NOAA's Monterey office amid widespread federal job cuts. I guess this was inevitable. Donald Trump continues to insist any economic issues are not his fault.