Evan Bush
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NBC News science and climate reporter based in Seattle.
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What's it like inside the National Weather Service right now?
@evanbush.bsky.social and @chasecain.bsky.social got a rare look inside one local NWS office. They found dedicated people committed to the mission but an office that is unquestionably short-staffed.

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Tired in Tornado Alley
A crucial National Weather Service office, battered by cuts, is trying to put on a brave face as tornado season peaks.
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The Trump administration’s slowdown in science funding has left U.S.-based scientists and researchers scrambling to find homes for promising work that could lead to medical treatments and cures.

Now, many are looking abroad.
The best and brightest young scientists are looking beyond the U.S. as cuts hit home
Top scientists are cutting staff at their labs. Postdocs are leaving the country. Here's how the Trump cuts are playing out at the University of Washington.
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Scientists say a generation of biomedical researchers are having their careers scrambled by cuts/slowdowns to federal science funding and the uncertainty that has followed.

And young scientists say they are seeking opportunities from, or being recruited by institutions in China, Europe and Canada.
The best and brightest young scientists are looking beyond the U.S. as cuts hit home
Top scientists are cutting staff at their labs. Postdocs are leaving the country. Here's how the Trump cuts are playing out at the University of Washington.
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Thanks @bradreedwrites.com. Interesting setting for a novel; will take a look!
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Funding for the University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s expires at month’s end, amid an unprecedented stall in federal research funding.

Patient care, long-term studies and 4,000 brains donated for research hang in the balance.
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One of the country's leading Alzheimer's projects is in jeopardy
A pause to NIH funding has researchers scrambling for contingency plans at the University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The center’s brain bank is preserving more than 4,000 bra...
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The faces behind the NOAA cuts: A scientist who sends out tsunami alerts. A veteran who flies through hurricanes for data. A researcher who helped built next generation hurricane models. www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
One sent tsunami alerts. Another flew with 'hurricane hunters.' Both were just fired from NOAA.
The Trump administration last week cut about 600 workers at NOAA and the National Weather Service.
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NEW: The hiring freeze ordered last month by President Trump continues to stall onboarding of firefighters and could have deadly consequences as the national wildfire response operates at a "diminished capacity," a federal firefighting captain tells me. www.nbcnews.com/weather/wild...
Hiring freeze of firefighters could be deadly, Forest Service captain warns
Capt. Ben McLane said stalled onboarding of seasonal employees will force the system to operate at a diminished capacity as the wildfire season heats up.
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Thanks for reaching out @katharinehayhoe.com. These are great resources.