Dozens of similar rallies were held across the country on Friday, including one in Washington, D.C., which drew more than 1,000 people.

The agency that leads most of the government’s work on ocean and coastal health as well as climate research is one among those being targeted by Trump.

At least 500 staffers, mostly probationary workers including 375 who work at NOAA’s National Weather Service offices nationwide, were notified via email.

The Trump administration has its government-shrinking sights set on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where around 800 employees have been tapped for termination, according to two sources close to the agency.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he supports DOGE, but also praised the National Hurricane Center and said it will probably be "OK."

The latest round of cuts carried out by the Department of Government Efficiency, led by tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk, are expected to impact at least 10% of NOAA’s workforce with more cuts potentially on the horizon.

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired

The National Oceanics and Atmospherics Administration is responsible for providing weather watches and warnings, monitoring and studying Earth's climate, as well as operating weather satellites and protecting marine life.

The agency “offered no reasoned explanation for declining to protect the threatened coral species from their gravest threat, climate change,” a federal

Protesters gathered in Boulder, Colo., following the Trump administration’s firing of hundreds of staff from the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. KUSA’s Angeline McCall explains how the job cuts could impact the community and the country.

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole warned Tuesday that possible DOGE cuts to a key National Weather Service facility in his district could leave the government unable to adequately forecast hurricanes and tornadoes.