'100 Hours to save America’s forecasts' livestream kicks off

NATIONAL. -- A live stream, ''100 Hours to save America's forecasts'' began this afternoon at 1 p.m. and is set to go on all the way through Sunday evening.

Organizers say the Government Weather and Climate Community has been thwarted in their mission of serving the public in recent months due to substantial cuts and firings.

The live stream started with a look in on workers leaving NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

Their building lease was abruptly terminated in a recent round of DOGE cuts, so all the employees are being forced to leave their workplace.

The stream featured a panel discussion with terminated NOAA employees, who argue their firings have hurt forecast accuracy and could continue to do so as hurricane season approaches.

A discussion with two former directors of the National Weather Service also took place, with both Joe Friday and Louis Uccellini saying these cuts will have drastic effects for the entire U.S. population of more than 300 million people, particularly in the lower accuracy of weather forecasts tied to the lack of weather balloon launches.

More talks will continue tonight until 11 p.m. and then tomorrow the American Meteorological Society, or AMS, will take center stage.