The National Weather Service is dealing with staff shortages and DOGE cuts as hurricane season nears. NPR's Scott Simon asks former NWS meteorologist Brian LaMarre about the impact of the cuts.
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Scott Simon
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.