“I can’t imagine a major potato chip maker saying that it could survive without potato farms.” jpstanley/Flickr On Monday afternoon, a line of storms hundreds of miles long crossed the Appalachians and struck cities on the Eastern seaboard. Earlier that day, tornado watch was issued, stretching from New York City to Washington, DC, that lasted until 5 p.m.; broadcasts and web journalists picked up the news and transmitted it to millions in the affected region. Most people who heard about that tornado watch learned about it from journalists and journalist-meteorologists who work at private media companies. But, perhaps without realizing it, everyone who heard about it depended upon the meteorologists, one level down and less visible, who work for the National Weather Service, a program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. To keep reading, click here. Credit:  The Shutdown Will Slowly Reduce Our Weather Preparedness ; ;Related ArticlesCampaign Against Fossil Fuels Growing, Says StudyWhy Big Coal’s Export Terminals Could be Even Worse Than the Keystone XL PipelineSplitsville for Obama and His Chief Climate Adviser ;

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The Shutdown Will Slowly Reduce Our Weather Preparedness