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Check out the external affairs page at NOAA right now. That's right. Everyone at NOAA external affairs was fired.
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Webpage for NOAA's external affairs team. At top is pink salmon colored box with text that says all external affairs people were fired.
March 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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tdiliberto.bsky.social
Please enjoy my last ever post at Climate.gov/ENSO Blog. This afternoon I was fired by the Trump Administration 15 days before my 2yr probationary period ended on March 13.
I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know.
climate.noaa.gov NOAA Climate.gov @climate.noaa.gov · Feb 27
Predicting El Niño and La Niña is tough, but new research analyzing 20+ years of forecasts finds dynamical models outperform statistical ones, especially for El Niño. La Niña onset? That's been much harder. Read more in our new ENSO blog post! www.climate.gov/news-feature...
February 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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I'm a reporter at the SF Chronicle hoping to speak with scientists who were impacted by the government firings. Specifically NOAA scientists, especially those in California. Open to hearing from you on the record, off the record or anonymously.

email: anthony.edwards@sfchronicle.com
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February 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
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January 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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President Trump's efforts to cut the federal workforce by 10% might not save as much money as hoped and could have unintended consequences. NPR explains why.
Trump wants to cut the federal workforce. Who they are and what that means
President Trump's efforts to cut the federal workforce by 10% might not save as much money as hoped and could have unintended consequences. NPR explains why.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Department of Transportation orders all personnel to "identify and eliminate" every order, directive, rule, regulation, policy, notice, guidance document, funding arrangement, or program that even mentions climate change, diversity, or environmental justice

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Dept of Transportation memo ordering all personnel to "identify and eliminate" every order, policy, funding arrangement, or program that even mentions climate change, diversity, or environmental justice
January 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM