DOGE destroyed how America forecasts its weather. Everyone is mad about it

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsDOGE destroyed how America forecasts its weather. Everyone is mad about itFewer weather balloons and wave-monitoring buoys are being launched to collect data for weather forecastsGraig Graziosi Wednesday 19 August 2026 22:01 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3035937","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-noaa-weather-usa-b3035937.html","title":"DOGE destroyed how America forecasts its weather. Everyone is mad about it"}}CloseRelated video: Trump federal worker reclassification draw scrutinySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}Cuts to federal weather monitoring program...