DOGE's latest target: NOAA — mass firings began today, affecting climate scientists and other crucial public servants within the agency. The cuts, estimated to be between 560 and 1,830 workers represents approximately 10 percent of employees. Why it matters: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides weather watches and warnings, monitors and studies the Earth's climate, operates weather satellites and protects marine life. This is the agency that warns of upcoming earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters and the same agency that rescues engangled whales from fishing lines, among other responsibilities. “Trump’s mass firings at NOAA are an act of sabotage aimed at one of our most important federal agencies,” said Miyoko Sakashita, the Center for Biological Diversity’s oceans director. At the Center, we stand committed to doing all that we can do defend them. #oceanconservation #wildlifeconservation #NOAA #weather #marinemammal