The US government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is spending lavishly on a campaign to publicise its 200th anniversary whilst at the same time cutting the research budget and the director of the National Hurricane Center is not happy. Bill Proenza is quoted as saying:
"No question about it, it is not justified. It is using appropriated funds for self-promotion."
Meanwhile a satellite key to the NOAA's ability to predict hurricane activity could fail and there will be no replacement for at least five years.
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