The mass firing of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could have major consequences for Oregon. Oregon now has fewer federal employees studying the ocean, atmosphere, climate and weather,

My work was very much about making NOAA more efficient,” said Kristen Don, who worked at the Newport center. “So, it’s a little bit ironic.”

CNN’s MJ Lee sits down with a terminated NOAA hurricane scientist, Andrew Hazelton, after the shock firing of hundreds of America’s foremost experts in weather forecasting and Earth sciences.