3.0.0 322 2025-04-23T19:30:21Z 2025-04-23T19:30:21Z Senate S S 2025-01-29 119 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-01-29T22:49:19Z 2025-01-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S484-485) IntroReferral 2025-01-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2025-01-29 True Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2025-03-07T15:52:42Z

00 2025-01-29 Introduced in Senate 2025-04-23T19:27:09Z <p><strong>Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish an atmospheric river forecast improvement program.</p><p>In carrying out the program, NOAA must seek to reduce loss of life and property and other economic losses caused by atmospheric river events through research and development on accurate, effective, and actionable forecasting and warnings. The program must generally involve the establishment of quantitative atmospheric river forecast skill metrics, the development of an atmospheric river forecast system within a unified forecast system, and the development of tools and products to predict periods of active or inactive atmospheric river landfalls and inland penetration, among other activities.&nbsp;</p><p>The program must periodically test and evaluate the value of incorporating innovative observations (e.g., observations from radar, aircraft, ocean buoys, and other sources) to facilitate the improvement of modeling and forecasting. The program must also consider the development of best practices for communicating the existence and severity of atmospheric river events, as well as other information about atmospheric rivers.&nbsp;The program may seek to improve precipitation modeling, with an emphasis on forecasting for complex terrain.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also requires NOAA to&nbsp;acquire and sustain adequate crewed and uncrewed aircraft (i.e., drones), equipment, and personnel necessary to meet air reconnaissance mission requirements annually during the expected atmospheric river season (November through March).&nbsp;</p><p></p>

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