At the start of this year's , a pared-down National Weather Service is scrambling to deal with the realities of at the agency in charge of forecasting and preparing the public for weather-related disasters in every part of the country.

Concerned meteorologists warn that the forecasts communities have come to depend on as their front line of defense against hurricanes could suffer this year, as the National Weather Service remains chiefly responsible for predicting storms despite recently losing at least 10% of its workforce.

The cuts stemmed from President Trump's initiative when he retook office, in part by slashing federal jobs.

Through a combination of mass firings and buyouts since January, about 1,000 workers have left the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the W

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