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All farming is, in a sense, a prediction business. Crops are planted in anticipation they'll grow and produce a bountiful ...
Straight Arrow News takes a deeper look at what exactly the National Weather Service does and why it's so vital to everyday life.
In a bid to combat rising extreme weather, Senator Cantwell calls for modernizing NOAA's forecasting system, stressing the economic toll of disasters and the importance of rural alerts.
(The Center Square) – Hoping to create “the world’s best weather forecasting system,” U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., sent a letter to the Oval Office on Monday with her five-point plan ...
Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington state, penned a letter to President Trump with five recommendations for improving the nation's weather forecasting infrastructure.
Sen. Maria Cantwell’s letter advocating that the administration work with Congress to pursue bipartisan forecasting investments comes in the wake of devastating flash floods in Texas on the ...
Replacing Hurricane Hunter aircraft with C-130s, and expanding weather satellite and ocean-observing systems could also help collect more data. Supercomputing could help the NOAA compete with the ...
Jul 20, 2025 — Lake Champlain. Photo: Brian Mann A research institute in Plattsburgh has a new high tech weather station that will provide access to previously out-of-reach data on Lake Champlain.
Lawmakers have asked for more information about the Pentagon’s decision to stop publicly sharing data from its Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
Learn how to use historical data for budget forecasting, what are the advantages and disadvantages of this method, and how to improve your skills.