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Title: Proposed Senate Bill to Consolidate Local NWS Offices Into 6 Regional Offices
Post by: toxictwister00 on June 17, 2015, 06:05:38 PM: *annoyed sigh* :facepalm:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/16/senate-bill-proposes-centralizing-weather-service-forecasting-into-6-regional-offices/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/16/senate-bill-proposes-centralizing-weather-service-forecasting-into-6-regional-offices/)
Title: Re: Proposed Senate Bill to Consolidate Local NWS Offices Into 6 Regional Offices
Post by: TWCJim on June 17, 2015, 06:43:26 PM: Oh geez. :rolleyes: And I just got a free NOAA Weather Radio today. I too am strongly opposed to this bill, and I hope it fails. :hammer:
Title: Re: Proposed Senate Bill to Consolidate Local NWS Offices Into 6 Regional Offices
Post by: gt1racerlHDl on June 17, 2015, 06:51:34 PM: I see this failing, i just don't get why they would propose such a thing.
Title: Re: Proposed Senate Bill to Consolidate Local NWS Offices Into 6 Regional Offices
Post by: Eric on June 17, 2015, 10:29:37 PM: Quote from: gt1racerlHDl on June 17, 2015, 06:51:34 PM
I see this failing, i just don't get why they would propose such a thing.

Certain people in office have, in the past, said that the NWS and NOAA are getting a free ride and creating unfair competition against for-profit weather forecasters. Another reason I can suspect for this is because it would cost less to run only a small handful of larger offices than it does to run a lot of smaller offices.

That said, they obviously don't realize all the work that goes into forecasting the weather, thus the necessity of having much more local offices.
Title: Re: Proposed Senate Bill to Consolidate Local NWS Offices Into 6 Regional Offices
Post by: twcclassics on June 18, 2015, 12:42:17 AM: Quote from: gt1racerlHDl on June 17, 2015, 06:51:34 PM
I see this failing, i just don't get why they would propose such a thing.

So they don't have to focus on real problems like ISIS or the debt.
Title: Re: Proposed Senate Bill to Consolidate Local NWS Offices Into 6 Regional Offices
Post by: Bryan on June 22, 2015, 08:49:20 PM: It's mind boggling how someone can even think or come up with an idea like this. :dunno:
Title: Re: Proposed Senate Bill to Consolidate Local NWS Offices Into 6 Regional Offices
Post by: Eric on June 23, 2015, 11:36:45 AM: Quote from: Bryan on June 22, 2015, 08:49:20 PM
It's mind boggling how someone can even think or come up with an idea like this. :dunno:

Really... what goes on in government these days is mind boggling?! :dunno:
Title: Re: Proposed Senate Bill to Consolidate Local NWS Offices Into 6 Regional Offices
Post by: Mike M on June 23, 2015, 11:50:06 AM: Congress is full of retards. All they care about is the ISIS and the FDA.
Title: Re: Proposed Senate Bill to Consolidate Local NWS Offices Into 6 Regional Offices
Post by: toxictwister00 on June 23, 2015, 01:18:59 PM: Senate backpedals on the consolidation plan, however they're going ahead on a bill for the NWS to reform how they communicate severe weather warnings.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/22/senate-backs-off-nws-restructuring-proposal-puts-emphasis-on-severe-weather-communication/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/22/senate-backs-off-nws-restructuring-proposal-puts-emphasis-on-severe-weather-communication/)