Chase Cain

Chase Cain is a meteorologist for NBC News.

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Latest from Chase Cain

NWS to rehire workers after deep DOGE cuts

The Trump administration is planning to undo most of the cuts to the National Weather Service put in place earlier this year by the Department of Government Efficiency

Billion-dollar disasters: The economic toll of wildfires, severe storms and earthquakes is soaring

Weather disasters in the first half of this year have cost the United States $93 billion in damage, according to a report released Tuesday by a German multinational insurance company.

Tired in Tornado Alley

A congressional tour of the National Weather Service Quad Cities forecasting office revealed a skeleton crew trying to keep its crucial work going.

Earth's atmosphere hasn't had this much CO2 in millions of years

Earth’s atmosphere now has more carbon dioxide in it than it has in millions — and possibly tens of millions — of years, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and scientists at the University of California San Diego.
109d ago

Former NWS directors warn staff cuts could lead to unnecessary deaths during severe weather

The former admins say that staffing reductions could lead to unnecessary deaths during severe weather like tornadoes, wildfires and hurricanes.
120d ago

Amid federal research cuts, some Antarctic tourist cruises are sponsoring scientists

During Antarctica’s warm season, the sleek Norwegian passenger ship known as the MS Fridtjof Nansen departs regularly from Argentina for its journey south across the turbulent Drake Passage, down to the Antarctic Peninsula.

Trump signs executive order to boost U.S. coal industry, in part to fuel artificial intelligence

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday to bolster the country’s declining coal industry, relaxing restrictions on coal mining, leasing and exports in what the White House said was an effort to meet the energy-intensive needs of artificial intelligence data centers.
227d ago

Four fires grow, forcing more than 80,000 evacuations around L.A.

A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.
294d ago

Already in political crosshairs, fates of NOAA and FEMA hang in the election balance

NOAA and FEMA — the government's weather and disaster agencies — have become politicized, so the election may be pivotal to their futures. Project 2025 recommends cuts to the agencies.
318d ago

The science of how Hurricane Milton became such a monster

Hurricane Milton intensified at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, due in part to hot water in the Gulf of Mexico. A process of eyewall replacement also led the storm to grow in size.