Weather and Climate News

The U.S. agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say
Multiple sources tell The Associated Press that the Trump Administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency. 
Meteorologist-turned-lawmaker advocates for life-saving supplemental weather radar
DFL state Sen. Robert Kupec, who represents the region including Moorhead and Detroit Lakes, joined Cathy Wurzer on Tuesday’s Morning Edition to explain why he thinks the state should invest more than $3 million over the next two fiscal years in the project.
A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states
As near temperatures climbed to near records in parts of the central United States, a potent storm system was setting up to wallop the nation later. It's expected to pour heavy rain on western states later this week before rumbling into the central United States.