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Article: As Storms Threatened, Weather Service and Hurricane Center Stepped Up
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- The Washington Post
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- September 26, 2005
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At a moment when confidence in the government's ability to handle
big emergencies seems to be sinking, it's important to remember that
two vital agencies -- the National Weather Service and the National
Hurricane Center -- met the challenges of Katrina and Rita.
Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government
Reform Committee, last week held the first of several hearings on the
government's bungled response to Katrina. The Weather Service and the
Hurricane Center, he said, "passed Katrina's test with flying
colors."
Earlier, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), chairman of a Senate commerce
subcommittee on disaster prevention and prediction, said the Weather
Service, in tracking ...