Hundreds in US climate agency NOAA fired in latest cuts
Around 880 workers - including weather forecasters - are reported to have lost their jobs.
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Around 880 workers - including weather forecasters - have had their jobs terminated on Thursday, the BBC's US partner CBS News reported.
The cuts come as Elon Musk, as the head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), continues a push to reduce spending through funding cuts and firings.
An NOAA spokesman said the agency would not comment on internal personnel matters.
Prior to Thursday's cuts, the NOAA had about 12,000 staffers across the world, including 6,773 who are scientists and engineers, according to the agency's website.
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