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Why pay you? Who needs weather info so much - nobody.
by homakov 13y ago
Why pay you? Who needs weather info so much - nobody.
- csmattryder 13y agoI'm sure the people of Moore, Oklahoma, USA would've appreciated the 36 minutes [1] they had (albeit a short amount of time) to gather and leave before they were destroyed by the tornado that ripped through the town earlier this year. The US's National Weather Service has saved countless lives, the opportunity cost of not funding these guys over DoD or FDA would give the Govt something to argue about in terms of mortality and healthcare. [1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-21/tornado-alert-gave-moore-oklahoma-residents-36-minutes-warning.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-21/tornado-alert-gave-...
- nknighthb 13y agoPeople who wish to remain alive and not suffer economic ruin. We have all manner of destructive and lethal weather. You don't even have to talk about hurricanes and tornadoes, any severe wind and/or thunderstorm will happily bring down trees and power lines, and set fire to fields and forests. Flash floods, heat waves, fire weather, the national weather service warns us about them all and more. Even something as simple as a freeze warning may save a farmer's crops, or if not, provide them with proof of their loss for an insurance company.
- Nick_C 13y agoAviation. No commercial pilot or airline would fly without a weather forecast for their destination. The public transport system, let alone cargo, would shut down.