Hearings

Forecasting Success: Achieving U.S. Weather Readiness for the Long Term

December 12, 2013
10:30 AM Dirksen Senate Office Building G50

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard will hold a hearing on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. to conduct oversight of the National Weather Service, and assess past and ongoing efforts to improve the timeliness, accuracy, and accessibility of weather forecasting and prediction services. Testimony from various stakeholders will provide perspectives on what additional services, tools, and innovations may be needed to predict, prepare for, and respond to weather events more effectively in the future.  

 

FORECASTING SUCCESS: ACHIEVING U.S. WEATHER READINESS FOR THE LONG TERM

Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2013
Hearing Start Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building

 

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Testimony

  • Dr. Louis W. Uccellini

    Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    Director, National Weather Service
    Download Testimony (187.00 KB)

Witness Panel 2

  • Dr. William B. Gail

    President-elect, American Meteorological Society
    Chief Technology Officer of Global Weather Corporation
    Download Testimony (311.53 KB)

  • Mr. A. Thomas Young

    Chair
    Independent Review Team, examining NOAA/NASA weather satellite operations
    Download Testimony (31.88 KB)

  • Mr. Barry Lee Myers

    CEO
    Accuweather, Inc.
    Download Testimony (214.53 KB)

  • Mr. Richard Hirn

    General Counsel
    National Weather Service Employees Organization
    Download Testimony (142.15 KB)

  • Dr. Lee E. Ohanian

    Professor of Economics, UCLA
    Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
    Download Testimony (153.89 KB)