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Kacie
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NWS meteorologist. Fan of good graphics. Texas Tech and UAH alum. Christian. Native Texan.
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$1.38 billion spent on NWS.
$102.1 billion returned in estimated public value.
Those values produce a return on investment (ROI) of 73.98.
Full report (135 pages): doi.org/10.1175/cofu...

(Yet NOAA has long been **underfunded** as Scott Rayder noted last year: www.federaltimes.com/opinions/202...)
NOAA’s budget is too small. That’s costing the US billions of dollars
Opinion: With a fiscal year 2024 budget of $6.3 billion, the nation’s leading weather and climate agency remains significantly underfunded.
www.federaltimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
While I’m not sure if it’s still sold, I bought this a few years ago and really liked it for how deep it is. Do wish the edge was a little easier to set stuff on. Don’t recall the contractor saying there were any issues with install. www.lowes.com/pd/KOHLER-Ba...
www.lowes.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM