Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting team “has been visiting” Maryland-based NOAA weather agency, according to a letter obtained by The Baltimore Sun.

And at other branches of NOAA, international contact was facing heavy scrutiny, raising questions about how easily they could carry out work to monitor weather and atmospheric conditions.

The center would serve as a hub for comprehensive information gathering and pave the way for better coordination when it comes to wildfire response.

Thursday’s sloppy morning precipitation has come and gone, but a Winter Storm Watch is already in place for our next round of ...