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Budget Cuts May Degrade Weather, Climate Forecasting
2013-02-26 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Across-the-board federal spending cuts that are scheduled to go into effect starting on March 1 are likely to cause further delays to weather and climate satellite programs, and may degrade the government's ability to issue timely and accurate early warnings of extreme weather and climate events, according to federal officials and atmospheric scientists. The cuts, also known as the "sequester," will take effect unless Congress reaches a new spending deal by Friday. Sequester makes cuts in mandatory...
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