And yet the House GOP wants to slash funding to the National Weather Service, which controls and administers hurricane, tornado and cyclone monitoring.
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/robert-sc...
The NWS also administers the national tsunami and earthquake seismological early warning systems.
But ... pffffft ... it's not like we ever need *those*.
Early warning prevented injuries in Iowa twister
Rubble from damaged homes litters the street in Mapleton, Iowa, on Sunday, after a large tornado flattened a grain elevator and destroyed homes and buildings on its weekend rampage through this small western Iowa town.
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