§9710 Identification and support of consistent, Federal set of forward-looking, long-term meteorological information

Summary

The Administrator must identify and fund research to build one consistent federal set of forward-looking, long-term weather information. It must model future extreme weather, show other environmental trends, give projections, and include current observations and mesoscale details when needed. Extreme weather — severe or out-of-season events like drought, heavy rain, hurricanes, tornadoes and strong windstorms (including derechos), large hail, extreme heat or cold, flooding, long departures from normal temperature or rainfall, and other events the Administrator calls extreme. Long-term — the meaning set by the NIST Director working with the Administrator. Other environmental trends — things like wildfires, coastal or inland flooding, land sinking, sea level rise, and other long-term environmental changes the Administrator decides fit.