Laura Grimm

Trump-Vance "chief of staff" since Jan. 20, 2025

for NOAA

(National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration)

gave an upbeat, thumbs-up

annual Atlantic hurricane

season outlook (June - Sept.

2025).  However, Laura Grimm's

claim that NOAA is now more

"prepared than ever" seems a bit

hollowed given the reduction of

staff by 2,200 NOAA scientists

and cuts at CWS by 550 leaving

the top bureaucrats newly installed

seeking 155 key job openings that 

remain unfilled -- see details at

Scientific American online

scientificamerican.com/article/hurricane-season-is-soon-

noaa-says-its-ready-but-weather-experts-are-worried

May 23 posted online coverage -- byline

Chelsea Harvey