Meteorologists and former agency leaders say the cuts in weather balloon launches will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.

"They are in fact the world's largest provider of weather and climate data," Zee said of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. "And they constantly change things -- it's just they ...

A forecaster monitors incoming data for Hurricane Irma in 2017 at the National Hurricane Center, part of the NOAA. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images ...

Storms and other severe weather events can cause both public health and economic problems for communities and municipalities. Many severe events can result in fatalities, injuries, and property damage ...

Countless lives have been saved through advance warning of dangerous weather, and many industries rely on NOAA for planning. Data from NOAA and its agencies inform weather predictions, fisheries ...

As the nation's primary hub for weather and climate information and a leading source of environmental data overseas, NOAA is considered the authority on forecasting, storm tracking and climate ...

The National Weather Service is a key branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the government agency that researches and gathers data on weather, climate and ...

As the nation's primary hub for weather and climate information and a leading source of environmental data overseas, NOAA is considered the authority on forecasting, storm tracking and climate ...