{"681186":{"#nid":"681186","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"National Weather Service staff cuts may put lives at risk, meteorologists say","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ENational Weather Service staff cuts may put lives at risk, meteorologists say\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe firings of hundreds of National Weather Service employees will affect local forecasters\u2019 ability to warn the public about dangerous weather, local meteorologists warn. And that could have deadly consequences when there are tornado outbreaks or an approaching hurricane, some say.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Dean of the College of Sciences,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/dean-susan-lozier\u0022\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/a\u003E, says the weather forecasts aren\u2019t just useful for those planning outdoor activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cIt goes beyond protecting people and personal property, which is great. But it just impacts so many corners of our economy,\u201d Lozier said. \u201cTransportation relies on the weather. Do we really want the safety of our skies dependent on private industry? Or our armed forces? There are just amazing stories about how accurate weather forecasting has won battles.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ENational Weather Service staff cuts may put lives at risk, meteorologists say\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe firings of hundreds of National Weather Service employees will affect local forecasters\u2019 ability to warn the public about dangerous weather, local meteorologists warn. And that could have deadly consequences when there are tornado outbreaks or an approaching hurricane, some say.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Dean of the College of Sciences,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/dean-susan-lozier\u0022\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/a\u003E, says the weather forecasts aren\u2019t just useful for those planning outdoor activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cIt goes beyond protecting people and personal property, which is great. But it just impacts so many corners of our economy,\u201d Lozier said. \u201cTransportation relies on the weather. Do we really want the safety of our skies dependent on private industry? Or our armed forces? There are just amazing stories about how accurate weather forecasting has won battles.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-03-17 19:52:14","changed_gmt":"2025-03-18 18:16:14","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/crime\/national-weather-service-staff-cuts-may-put-lives-at-risk-meteorologists-say\/BVMCI5CGONEJ7LVO3EMFPGIYGI\/","dateline":{"date":"2025-03-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-03-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}