Faulty predictions about a blizzard in the Northeast United States underscore the need for accurate and timely forecasting capabilities to protect lives and property. Other seasonal weather events, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, also represent a challenge for timely, accurate weather forecasts and warnings. Over the last decade, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has monitored the troubled development of NOAA's weather satellite programs, which provide vital input to weather forecasts. These programs include the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), its predecessor, the...
Faulty predictions about a blizzard in the Northeast United States underscore the need for accurate and timely forecasting capabilities to protect liv...
The social cost of carbon, SCC, is a metric used to value the damage caused by emitting 1 ton of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in a year. It provides a consistent value for all federal agencies to use for their cost-benefit analysis on regulatory efforts that reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The Government Accountability Office and independent peer review by the National Academy of Sciences have validated it many times. Federal courts have also upheld that the methodology used to develop the SCC is based on robust science and sound economic analysis. The social cost of carbon is not a...
The social cost of carbon, SCC, is a metric used to value the damage caused by emitting 1 ton of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in a year. It prov...
