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NOAA Adopts New Net Policy

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-can't-handle-the-weather dept.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has adopted a new policy which applies to provision of all National Weather Service environmental information, including forecasts, warnings, and observations. In June, /. reported that NOAA was taking comments on the proposed policy. Hundreds of Slashdotters responded. And it made a difference: NOAA will make its data and products available in internet-accessible, vendor-neutral form and will use other dissemination technologies, e.g. satellite broadcast, NOAA Weather Radio, and wireless, as appropriate. Congrats to the Slash community for making a difference and helping to set US Govt policy.

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  1. What an achievement. by KZigurs · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Silly, silly slashdoters, we. Some stupid agency compiled a list of our worthless comments, made some changes they were planning to the original policy and now we all KNOW THEY LISTEN.

    1. Re:What an achievement. by KZigurs · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      I don't care - I live in eastern europe, and you know - we have regular major snowstorms here. Know what? Nobody cares. It's a FUCKING WEATHER. You can't change it and there is no big point to know it in advance in anyway. Except, of course, you are one of those people who needs to pack just to visit the other end of the town.

      And, yes, btw - just how exactly, apart from telling people what we should be afraid from today, this agency is changing anything.

      (and as for those 'be vevvy vevvy afvaid!' shit - shit it.)