内容摘要：WRCOs are on a higher pay band than the loaders - £26,409 to £32,654. We asked Birmingham City Council for their full job description but were not given it.

WRCOs are on a higher pay band than the loaders - £26,409 to £32,654. We asked Birmingham City Council for their full job description but were not given it.

And scientists have spoken of other reductions in atmospheric observations, such as weather balloon launches, with the Trump administration reportedly attempting to cut anything related to "climate".Hurricane forecasts have generally become more accurate over time, but there are fears that these cuts could put that progress at risk.

"Less data means a worse forecast," warned Matt Lanza, a Houston-based meteorologist."I'm especially concerned about hurricane season because a lot of the steering mechanisms that direct hurricanes are governed by what's happening thousands of feet up," he added."And if we're not collecting data in important places, then I think that risks your hurricane forecast suffering."

It's difficult to say whether this will become apparent this year – a lot will depend on exactly where and when hurricanes hit.But it also has potential implications for weather forecasting further afield in the world, which the Trump administration argues has become too reliant on the US.

"You need good information on the state of the atmosphere and the oceans from the whole world to make weather forecasts for any given location on Earth," warned Dr Swain.

"The impacts [of cuts to NOAA] are most concentrated in the United States, but will eventually cascade beyond the US should they continue at their current level or further expand."A defence source also told the BBC the commitment to build up to 12 new attack submarines would require an increase in defence spending to at least 3% of GDP.

Ministers say they expect to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034 at the latest but have given no guarantees - and the run-up to the review's release has been dominated by a political row over when government will hit the milestone.The Conservatives say the move - which would hike spending by around £20bn a year - should be met by the end of the decade.

Cartlidge said that "without the funding, [the review] is an empty wish list" and the "ships and submarines it talks of are a fantasy fleet".The government "wants to send a strong message to Moscow, but the messages he's sending are profoundly weak", Cartlidge added.