MIAMI (AP) –
James Franklin has overseen the hurricane specialists who release tropical storm forecasts and warnings since 2009.
He says he’s worried that the U.S. government’s Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program will lose more funding under President Donald Trump.
The program had a $13 million budget when it began in 2009, but its funding is now less than half that.
Trump’s proposed budget includes cuts to the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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