from climate change to your everyday weather forecasts that you get when you turn on whatever your favorite app is, to flood monitoring, flood prediction to ocean monitoring, etc.,” said Houser.

Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.

But behind the scenes, staffing shortages are pushing the agency to its limits — and raising serious concerns about future storm response.“This is a seriously challenging time,” said Tom ...