Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees have been fired. Critics warn the cuts will delay hurricane forecasts, cripple climate research and disrupt vital fisheries. The Trump administration appears to be following Project 2025, a conservative policy blueprint that calls NOAA one of the \”main drivers of the climate change alarm industry\” Some of those fired held leadership roles, including Sarah Cooley, who was director of NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program. \”This is the dream job — everything I want to do with my life,\” says fired scientist Tom Di Liberto. \”It’s never good to get such a dry, cold, callous email saying you were fired because your skills weren’t needed,\” he says. \”People won’t be evacuated on time from natural disasters,\” says a NOAA engineer, \”They could lose property — or their lives\” \”NOAA currently plays a major role as the clearinghouse for global climate data,\” Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist at The Breakthrough Institute told AFP.