Current and former agency officials and lawmakers said the cuts could have major impacts on Americans and the economy, compromising important functions.

By Valerie Volcovici, Rich McKay and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists and researchers are warning that the Trump administration's firing of hundreds of workers at NOAA, the agency that provides the U.

Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.