NOAA says El NiƱo is the main reason we are seeing suppressed storm activity.
A core government facility tracking severe thunderstorms and tornadoes is listed on the DOGE website as a planned office closure.
NOAA is preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers as part of the Trump administration's mandate for agencies to prepare "reductions in force," according to sources.
Most divisions of the agency, which employs scientists and specialists in weather, oceans, biodiversity, climate and other research and planetary monitoring fields, were affected.
Fireworks over Musk's actions exploded in Congress.
Scientists are predicting that a mile-long volcano off the West Coast will erupt this year.