MAINE PUBLIC • May 9, 2025
The National Weather Service is predicting a particularly active hurricane season in the Atlantic region this year. This comes as the Trump administration has cut hundreds of positions within the federal emergency management agency and billions of dollars in funding. With federal cuts to funding and personnel at the National Weather Service, many who rely on its forecasts are saying they are worried that storm warnings will become less accurate. But Vanessa Sperrey of the Maine Emergency Management Agency said the state is prepared to address storms and natural disasters.