Andrew Hazelton

Andrew Hazelton is a meteorologist with a PhD specializing in hurricane forecasting. He has worked at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where he focused on evaluating and improving the accuracy of hurricane models used by the National Hurricane Center. A Florida native, Hazelton has a personal connection to hurricanes, having experienced several in his youth, which fueled his passion for studying and analyzing weather patterns. Recently, he was among the approximately 800 employees terminated during significant layoffs at NOAA, an action that critics argue undermines the agency's ability to effectively forecast extreme weather.