ThinkProgress: Meteorologists, get your resumes ready. The National Weather Service is hiring, and many say it`s long overdue.
According to new numbers compiled by the National Weather Service Employees Organization, the service currently has a staggering 548 vacancies - that`s nearly 15 percent of its staff positions empty. Even more troubling, after this spring`s rash of deadly tornadoes and with hurricane season right around the corner, 396 of those unfilled spots are "emergency essential."
In other words,...