Budget cuts threaten Great Lakes weather forecasting - Spartan Newsroom

WEATHER FORECASTING: Proposed federal budget cuts could cripple the ability of Michigan forecasters to monitor extreme weather and climate shifts, researchers warn. A draft plan would dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and shut down the Great Lakes Observing System. That system powers hundreds of buoys and models that monitor lake conditions in real time.