Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the ranking member of the Commerce Committee. “As we learned during Hurricane Hermine last year, if NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter jet is out of commission, there’s no backup plan in place,” said Sen. The results of this legislation will be better warning about extreme weather events and changes to long-term forecasting that give farmers better information about what and when to plant and local transportation departments more time to prepare for unusually harsh winters.” “These sweeping reforms will make needed changes in weather forecasting to reflect and build upon advancements in satellite technology, how we use the internet to communicate, and scientific advancements that can help better predict coming changes in heat and moisture from season to season. John Thune (R-S.D.), the chairman of the Commerce Committee and sponsor of the Senate companion bill. “I appreciate the efforts of President Trump and the bipartisan supporters of weather reform in both the House and Senate,” said Sen. The better forecasts this law supports will benefit everyone, and shows how it is still possible for the Congress and the president to come together to stand up for American communities.”
At a basic level, this means safety-but as important, it means that businesses can plan better so fewer jobs are lost, and people will be able to maintain their livelihoods. “The bill signed into law will strengthen our ability to forecast all of these so that we can be better prepared for the threats we might face. “Hawai‘i faces unique vulnerabilities from tsunami, hurricanes, and coastal flooding,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) is the lead Democratic sponsor of the Senate companion bill.
The bill includes sweeping reforms to federal forecasting to improve seasonal forecasting, monitoring and clearly communicating information about extreme weather events, the availability of aircraft systems for hurricane tracking and the use of commercial data that have been collectively called “the first major piece of weather legislation adopted since the early 1990s.” 353, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, which exercise legislative jurisdiction in their respective chambers over the National Weather Service, today, issued the following statements on the announcement last night, Tuesday, April 18, 2017, that President Donald Trump has signed into law H.R. President Donald Trump’s official portrait from Wikimedia Commons.
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