Around 20 protesters gathered in front of the National Weather Center Friday to advocate against a second round of layoffs and funding cuts to the weather center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The effort is a part of the Stand Up for Science movement, which prompted protesters to gather outside universities across the nation on the last day of classes.
Alan Gerard — who worked with the National Weather Service and NOAA for almost 35 years, most recently as the National Severe Storms Laboratory director of analysis and understanding — attended the protest…