NOAA

Haphazard layoffs could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to warn of extreme weather. read more >

They insist their balloons fly too high and are too small to pose a threat to aircraft and that government officials are overreacting. read more >

U.S. stock markets are closed as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall on the East Coast and are likely to remain closed Tuesday. The last time the New York Stock Exchange had an unplanned closing was after the terrorist attacks of September 2001. read more >