Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's office in Boulder after the Trump administration laid off hundreds of workers from the agency.

Protesters gathered in Boulder, Colo., following the Trump administration’s firing of hundreds of staff from the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. KUSA’s Angeline McCall explains how the job cuts could impact the community and the country.

BOULDER, Colorado (Reuters) -Over 1,000 protesters gathered outside a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, decrying Trump administration layoffs of what two current employees said were upward of 10% of scientists there.

Protesters said the cuts could have devastating impacts in severe weather situations and in industries like agriculture that depend on forecasting.

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Boulder’s U.S. Department of Commerce building on Monday to oppose layoffs of federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees.