The Trump administration’s DOGE effort is targeting a weather center in College Park.
As part of the effort by Elon Musk to slash government programs, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would cancel its lease for the building at 5830 University Research Ct. housing the Center for Weather and Climate Prediction.
The news was first reported by The Verge and confirmed by Axios.
Since 2012, every forecast in the lower 48 states has started at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction located at 5830 University Research Ct. in the Discovery District research park.
The weather prediction center is home to more than 825 meteorologists, scientists and analysts who comb over data from satellites and use sophisticated computer models to make their forecasts.
Focusing on the short term, the Weather Prediction Center tracks major storms that aren’t hurricanes — which are handled in Miami — and makes seven-day forecasts for rain and snow. The Climate Prediction Center, meantime, puts together one-month and three-month forecasts.
The lease cancellation, layoffs and other moves suggest the Trump administration is looking to dismantle NOAA, a proposal outlined in the conservative Project 2025 plan.
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