Statement from the Association of Certified Meteorologists on NOAA / NWS Cuts
Published: March 31st, 2025
NOAA and the National Weather Service play a crucial role in both safeguarding our nation from weather-related threats as well as supporting the $10 billion weather enterprise. NOAA and the NWS not only protect American lives and property through their work researching, forecasting, and warning about weather-related hazards, they also provide indispensable data that private companies and public entities rely upon for their business, generating a return on investment of $17 - $73 of value per $1 invested. Cuts to funding and personnel at NOAA and the NWS endanger both American lives and the American economy.