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Mass Firings at NOAA by Trump Administration Raise Alarm Among Experts
Over 600 NOAA employees were abruptly fired this week, sparking concerns from critics about potential negative impacts on essential services like weather forecasting and emergency alerts.
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Musk Targeting Key Weather Forecasting and Scientific Research Agency, Van Hollen Says
Elon Musk’s staff has been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters, according to Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and former NOAA official Mary Glackin.
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Suspect Sought in Burglary of NOAA News & Valet Shop
Montgomery County Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in the May burglary of the NOAA News & Valet shop in downtown Silver Spring.
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NOAA Chooses County for Heat Mapping Campaign, Volunteers Needed
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has chosen Montgomery County as a participant in the agency’s Urban Heat Mapping Campaign, officials announced.
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Residents Asked to Avoid Traveling on Roadways if Possible
The county’s Department of Transportation is asking residents to stay off the roads and avoid travel as crews work to clear roads after a winter storm dumped up to 8 inches of snow on the area.
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Silver Spring Parking Rates to Increase Beginning Next Week
Parking rates in downtown Silver Spring and the rest of the Silver Spring Parking Lot District will increase beginning Monday, Nov. 2, the county’s Department of Transportation has announced. The rates will change at the county-operated garages, surface lots and street parking meters, including the Montgomery Hills area, part of the PLD.
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Power Outages Reported as Zeta Rains Pass Through
We’ve been getting reports of power outages as the remnants of Tropical Storm Zeta move through the area.
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Enjoy Public Art from a Distance in Downtown Silver Spring
The Social Distancing Art Walk, a self-guided tour from the Silver Spring Urban District, allows walkers to enjoy a collection of 11 public art installations in the downtown area.
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Life in the Time of the Coronavirus: Voices from Silver Spring—David “Moe” Nelson
Editor’s note: This guest post and photo is from Jonna Huseman, who began the Voices project to document the lives of friends and neighbors in Silver Spring and Takoma Park and how they may have changed since the shelter in place order. It originally appeared on her blog, The Sligo Creek Photographer.