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A Brief History of the National Weather Service
On November 1, 1870, weather forecasts for the eastern ... at the National Weather Bureau, now known as the National Weather Service, to forecast storms with increasing accuracy.
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How the NWS Serves the Magic Valley
The National Weather Service (NWS) had it’s start all the way back in 1870 when president Ulysses S. Grant signed into law to create a weather service within the us army signal service.
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Viewpoint: Cuts should be made, but approach is ‘arrogant,’ ‘reckless’
Copeland Burchenal writes, It is true that the federal government needs to become more efficient with how it spends its money ...
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NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it
Weather observation has been around a long time. President Ulysses S. Grant created the first national weather service in the War Department in 1870. It became a civilian service in 1880 under the ...