Hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration have been fired by the Trump administration. Cuts at NOAA appeared to be happening in two rounds, with 500 having been let go so far and another 800 set to be cut,

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said.

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other employees with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been let go. The layoffs include meteorologists who do forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the United States.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the consequences of employee cuts could be drastic.