National Weather Service to resume translating its products for non-English speakers

The National Weather Service will resume translating its products for non-English speakers. The weather service paused the translations earlier this month because its contract with the provider had lapsed. Experts said the change could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather. The weather service said Thursday the contract has been reinstated, and that translations will resume before the end of the day Monday. Lilt, an artificial intelligence company, began providing translations in late 2023. Nearly 68 million people in the U.S. speak a language other than English at home, including 42 million Spanish speakers, according to 2019 Census data.

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