US Senator Chuck Schumer is advocating for increased federal funding to upgrade weather monitoring systems, specifically the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) radar network. He believes the current systems are inadequate and outdated, causing them to miss severe weather conditions in Western New York. Schumer is pushing for the implementation of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017, which would modernize the radar system and improve forecasting capabilities.
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