Trump cuts likely hindered warning process for Alaska storm that displaced hundreds, experts say

Reductions in weather balloon launches could have degraded forecasts that residents depend on to prepare

A faltering federal response to one of the worst storms in Alaska's history, which caused hundreds of people to become homeless, is drawing further scrutiny over the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle federal weather and climate protections.

The powerful remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta of south-west Alaska on 12 October, inundating a vast low-lying area of tundra that is home to some of the most remote and inaccessible communities in the country.