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

This hurricane season, there could be fewer meteorologists collecting data and designing models due to staffing cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Mark Eakin, a recently retired NOAA veteran who ran its Coral Reef Watch program for many years, told the Miami Herald he was alarmed by the “indiscriminate” slashes throughout the agency, which oversees everything from cutting-edge climate research to day-to-day operations that farmers and fishers rely on, as well as life-saving weather warnings.

The SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic, will serve as a new home for marine life.

“Hundreds of federal employees at the NOAA were fired yesterday as part of the DOGE cuts to the federal workforce. 1/3rd of the nation’s GDP is supported by NOAA services – the impact of these cuts will be felt nationwide,” warned Rep. Lindsay Cross.

Thursday's mass firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — including nearly two dozen on Virginia Key and more than 600 nationwide — could stall improvements to hurricane forecasting and delay seasonal outlooks.

NOAA’s work has kept fisheries from collapsing, helped coastal ecosystems survive extreme heat and battled invasive species, among many other tasks essential to coastal economies.