Monday, February 11, 2013

Federal cuts tighten meteorology budget - Kylie Dennis, Reflector

Proposed federal cuts to the 2013 fiscal budget continue to spark uneasiness in the Department of Commerce, particularly in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and its component agencies like the National Weather Service. Mike Brown, associate professor of meteorology and climatology, said these cuts could translate into difficult years ahead for Mississippi State University’s current and prospective meteorology students. “It’s getting tougher. The weather service is contracting. If there are budget cuts and if we have this contraction, weather service employment will essentially shut down for a few years,” Brown said http://www.reflector-online.com/news/federal-cuts-tighten-meteorology-budget-1.2807881