The people who once ran the federal weather and oceans agency say it touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways and that massive firings there could cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy.

The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes to seafood, one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy.

On Thursday, government forecasters – including senior forecasters from the National Hurricane Center – issued their highest predictions headed into a hurricane season since federal hurricane outlooks began in 1999.

The United States is Earth's punching bag for nasty weather.