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On the mark / The nation owes a debt to the weather service
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 13, 2005 06:19pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 14, 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Although not all relevant information may be available, the NWS's tracking of Katrina is being called one of the most accurate hurricane predictions in history. If so, the whole country owes the NWS its thanks.
Nevertheless, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is correct in suggesting that investigations of the fiasco in New Orleans should include a probe into the adequacy of NWS warnings. No aspect of the emergency response should get a pass.
Coming from Mr. Santorum, however, the suggestion seemed like a political cheap shot to win support for an ill-conceived bill he is sponsoring. It would limit the amount of information that NWS can provide to the public. As a result, business would boom for private forecasting services like AccuWeather, in State College, whose employees have contributed $7,000 to Mr. Santorum's 2006 reelection fund. |
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