Commercialize National Weather Service forecasting
What the document says“the NWS should fully commercialize its forecasting operations.”
The chapter states that Americans rely on forecasts produced not by the Weather Service but by private companies such as AccuWeather, that studies have found private forecasts more reliable, and that the Weather Service supplies the data those companies use and should focus on data gathering. It adds that the service should be a candidate to become a performance-based organization.
What the document actually says“the NWS should fully commercialize its forecasting operations.”
The weather service should let private firms do the forecasts.
The weather service makes forecasts and warnings. Private firms make them too, using its data. The book says the private firms should do the forecasting.
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