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Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: TODAY WE ARE CONTINUING OUR SERIES LOOKING AT THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN PROVIDING WEATHER SERVICES. TUESDAY, WE LOOK AT DISASTER RELIEF AND PREPAREDNESS....
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
IS VERY BROAD. WE USE SCIENCE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, THINGS LIKE NAVIGATION CHARTS, THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER...
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Slen, Peter - Host
12,800 EMPLOYEES. YOU ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT. WHY THE INCREASE? GUEST: 1 TO THE IMPORTANT
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
THINGS WE DO IS BUILD AND OPERATE SATELLITES THAT ALLOW US TO DO MANY OF THE GOOD THINGS I TALKED ABOUT. THERE IS A REQUEST IN THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET...
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Slen, Peter - Host
LEVCHENK LUBCHENCO, WHAT WE ARE WATCHING TO WEATHER, ARE WE SEEING IMAGES FROM NOAA SATELLITES? GUEST:
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
YOU ARE INDEED. THE IMAGES YOU SEE ON YOUR TV SCREEN ARE PROVIDED BY NOAA TO EVERYONE. THIS IS ONE OF FUNCTIONS THAT WE DO. ALL OF THOSE SWIRLY PICTURES...
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Slen, Peter - Host
FREE OF CHARGE TO THE WEATHER CHANNEL OR LOCAL NEWS? GUEST: THEY
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
ARE. HOST: WHAT IS THE
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Slen, Peter - Host
PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THAT? GUEST: WE BELIEVE
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
THE BASIC FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT IS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY, THE KINDS OF WARNINGS WE DO IN DAILY WEATHER FORECASTS....
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Slen, Peter - Host
AT THE AT NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION OFFICES, THERE IS ANSET -- CORRECT?
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
GUEST: CORRECT. HOST: R. THEY
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Slen, Peter - Host
EQUAL IN SIZE? GUEST: NO, THE
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
SATELLITE DIVISION IS APPROXIMATELY $2 BILLION. THE FISHERIES DIVISION AND WEATHER ARE ABOUT $1 BILLION. THE REST ARE IN THE REMAINDER OF THE BUDGET....
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Slen, Peter - Host
WEATHER SERVICE, IS THAT WHAT MOST PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH IT? GUEST: ACTUALLY, MANY
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
PEOPLE IN THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF NOAA. AS I TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY, MANY PEOPLE ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH THE WEATHER SERVICE BECAUSE EVERYBODY RELIES...
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| 00:06:01 |
Slen, Peter - Host
LUBCHENCO , YOU REFERRED TO THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS NOAA PROVIDES THE COUNTRY. COULD YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC? GUEST: IF YOU CONSIDER
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
HOW DEPENDENT THE AVIATION INDUSTRY IS ON WHETHER, WHEN WE HAD HURRICANE IRENE UP THE EAST COAST RECENTLY, FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED, SO, TOO, WERE TRAINS...
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Slen, Peter - Host
COULD TALK ABOUT OCEANS. GUEST: BEFORE I
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
GOT OCEANS, STILL STAYING ON WEATHER, THE DEPENDENCE ON THE WEATHER ENTERPRISE, THE PRIVATE WEATHER ENTERPRISE THAT HAS GROWN UP AROUND THE BASIC INFORMATION...
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| 00:07:26 |
Slen, Peter - Host
NOAA ADMINISTRATOR JANE LUBCHENCO. THIS PART OF OUR WEEKLONG SERIES LOOKING AT GOVERNMENT AND WEATHER AND WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES PREDICTING WEATHER,...
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
SOME OF OUR SISTER AGENCIES PR FLY SATELLITES AND PROVIDE NICELY COMPLEMENTED INFORMATION. NOAA'S SATELLITES ARE FOCUSED ON TAKING ENVIRONMENTAL DAT TO...
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Slen, Peter - Host
WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT THE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT. ARE THOSE NOAA AIRCRAFT? GUEST: THEY ARE
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
NOAA PLANES, AND THE C-130'S OR BY THE AIR FORCE AND THEY FLIGHTS TO THE HURRICANE, SO DID ONCE OPERATED BY NOAA. THEY GATHER DATA THAT ARE VITAL TO...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOU HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING UP IN ONE OF THOSE PLANES? GUEST: NOT YET, BUT I
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
LOOK FORWARD TO IT. HOST: FIRST CALL FOR
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Slen, Peter - Host
NOAA AND MR. JIM LUBCHENCO IS FROM GOLD BEACH, OREGON. CALLER: GOOD
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CALLER, -
MORNING, JANE. I'M A FAN OF THE NOAA WEB SITE. WE HAVE A LOT OF FISHERMEN OUT HERE, AND THEY REALLY RELY ON YOUR INFORMATION, AND IT IS RELIABLE AND...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOU EXPLAIN, HOW THE FISHERMEN RELY ON NOAA INFORMATION? CALLER: WELL, THEY MEAD
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CALLER, -
ADVANCED IDEA OF WHAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO BE OUT, BECAUSE THEY GO OUT EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THEY NEED A GOOD IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT,...
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
FOR THE CULPRIT FISHERMEN RELY HEAVILY ON THE FORECAST -- REALLY APPRECIATE -- THANKS FOR THE CALL. FISHERMEN RELY HEAVILY ON THE FORECAST AND I APPRECIATE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
LUBCHENCO TALKED ABOUT NOAA'S ROLE IN HURRICANE IRENE. IS THERE SOME OVERLAP WITH FEMA IN RESPONSE? GUEST: NO, IT IS NOT
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
OVERLAP, BUT IT IS A VERY TIGHT COUPLING. NOAA DOES HAVE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER A STORM LIKE A HURRICANE. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON,...
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Slen, Peter - Host
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, YOU ARE ON THE AIR. CALLER: FIRST OF ALL,
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CALLER, -
LIVING ON A BARRIER ISLAND, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE JOB NOAA DOES. THE OTHER THING IS, ARGUED THE AGENCY THAT WOULD ALSO GET DATA...
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
YES. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT WIND FORECASTS AND ABOUT SOLAR GRADIENTS, AND THAT IS NOW BECOMING MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT AS WE ARE SEEING INCREASED...
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| 00:17:52 |
Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: EARTHQUAKE HERE IN VIRGINIA IF YOU WEEKS AGO -- A FEW WEEKS AGO -- GUEST: PRETTY
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
AMAZING. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SERVICE, PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING EARTH? . THEY ARE PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL...
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| 00:19:24 |
Slen, Peter - Host
FROM HARVARD IN? GUEST:
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
MARINE ECOLOGY. HOST: WHEN
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOU WERE AN UNDERGRADUATE AT COLORADO COLLEGE, WERE YOU INTERESTED IN THESE TYPES OF THINGS? GUEST: I GREW UP
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
IN COLORADO AND MY FAMILY DID A LOT OF OUTDOOR THE THINGS, HIKING, FISHING, WHENEVER THIS SEASON. I LOVED SCIENCE. I LOVE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING. BUT...
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Slen, Peter - Host
NOAA ADMINISTRATOR LUBCHENCO COMES FROM OKLAHOMA CITY. HI, SCOTT. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
HI. APPRECIATE YOUR SHOW. I AM INTERESTED IN WEATHER PREDICTION AS WELL, AND I THINK IT IS TOO IMPORTANT A JOB TO LEAD TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ARTICLE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
IMPORTANT TO LEAVE TO THE POWER OF GOVERNMENT, ADMINISTRATOR LUBCHENCO. GUEST: I THINK
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
IT IS TOO IMPORTANT NOT TO HAVE IT TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY. THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD VALUE TO THAT, CREATE NEW PRODUCTS, AND...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOU, ADMINISTRATOR. ANY COMMENT -- GUEST: I AM
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS REFERRING TO --
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Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: WATER FLOW OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? GUEST: I AM NOT SURE WHAT
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
THAT MEANS. HOST: ALL RIGHT, WE
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Slen, Peter - Host
WILL LEAVE THAT ALONE. GOOD MORNING, MARY. CALLER: I'M CALLING ABOUT
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CALLER, -
THE REPORTS FROM NOAA DURING STORMS. FREQUENTLY, LOCAL NEWS STATIONS GO TO NOAA FOR UPDATES. THAT USED TO BE THIS VERY TELEGENIC IT DIED DOWN IN FLORIDA...
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Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: LET'S GET A RESPONSE LUBCHENCO. GUEST: MARY,
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK. WE ARE TRYING TO GET BETTER. I AM NOT SURE WHO THE PERSONALITIES ARE OF WHOM YOU ARE SPEAKING, BUT WE PROVIDE THE CORE INFORMATION...
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Slen, Peter - Host
MILLION -- GUEST: HITS PER
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
HOUR DURING IRENE, A NEW RECORD FOR US. HOST: WE
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| 00:24:20 |
Slen, Peter - Host
GOT A CALL FROM OKLAHOMA IN A WHILE BACK. LOTS OF TORNADOES IN OKLAHOMA. WHAT IS NOAA'S ROLE IN THAT?
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
GUEST: TORNADOES ARE A BIG CHALLENGE, BECAUSE THEY ARE SO LOCALIZED AND CAN BE SO INCREDIBLY DESTRUCTIVE, AS WE SAW THIS YEAR. NOAA FORECASTS TORNADO...
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| 00:27:58 |
Slen, Peter - Host
OUT THERE, HOW FAR IN ADVANCE TO YOU KNOW THIS? COULD IT BE A WEEK? HOW FAR OUT TO YOU SEE? GUEST: SHE STARTED WAY
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA, WHERE A LOT OF HURRICANES ARE SPINE. SOME OF THEM DEVELOP INTO NOTHING AND JUST SORT OF DISSIPATE....
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Slen, Peter - Host
FOR YOU, ADMINISTRATOR. "ARE MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED?" GUEST: THAT
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
WILL BE A GREAT QUESTION FOR THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, WILL BE ON THE SHOW TOMORROW. YES, WE DO USE VOLUNTEERS, AND IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
ASIDE AND SAY THAT FOR TOMORROW. CALIFORNIA, ELOISE. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
I AM INTERESTED IN STOPPING A HURRICANE WHILE IT IS STILL A TROPICAL STORM, AN ARTICLE ONE, SECTION A, SPEAKS OF A NAVY AND AN ARMY, SO UNDER THAT ASPECT,...
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
GUEST: [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU FOR THAT. THERE IS SO MUCH POWER IN A TROPICAL STORM THAT IT IS INCONCEIVABLE HOW ONE COULD EVEN CONCEIVE OF STOPPING IT....
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Slen, Peter - Host
VIRGINIA. HI, GERALD, YOU ARE ON WITH JANE LUBCHENCO AS "WASHINGTON JOURNAL" LOOKS AT WEATHER AND GOVERNMENT. CALLER: THIS IS SO GOOD TO
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CALLER, -
HEAR A DOCTOR WHO WAS EDUCATED AND WELL VERSED IN WEATHER. SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT WIND TURBINES. WE ARE SPENDING THIS TAX MONEY ON THESE WIND TURBINES...
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Slen, Peter - Host
THE ADMINISTRATOR TO RESPOND TO? GUEST: TO THE WIND TURBINES
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
AND THE FACT THAT THESE ARE INEFFICIENT.
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
GUEST: THANKS, JERREL. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH WIND ENERGY IS THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE WIND, AND THAT IS WHAT YOU DESCRIBED. THAT IS WHY IS...
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Slen, Peter - Host
OF TWEETS. GUEST: I
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO APPRECIATES SOME ASPECT OF NOAA. ONE OF MY CHALLENGES IS TO REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF WHAT WE DO AND INTERCONNECTED...
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| 00:35:05 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
NOT HAVE SATELLITES THAT SITTING AROUND READY TO BE LAUNCHED. WE BUILD THEM AND THEN FLY THEM. HOST: DOES
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Slen, Peter - Host
NOAA HAVE OFFICIAL OR NON-OFFICIAL OPINION ON GLOBAL WARMING? GUEST:
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
NOAA IS THE SCIENCE AGENCY AND WE TRACK TO PROVIDE RECORDS ABOUT TEMPERATURE, IT CHANGES IN PRECIPITATION, CHANGES IN STORMS AND OTHER THINGS. THE EVIDENCE...
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| 00:36:22 |
Slen, Peter - Host
LUBCHENCO SERVED ON THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE'S STUDY ON POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL WARMING DURING THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH ADMINISTRATION. SHE...
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN RESPONDING TO THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL, AS WE DO TO OTHER OIL SPILL. THAT IS ONE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES. WE PROVIDE A LOT...
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| 00:38:27 |
Slen, Peter - Host
IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. THE WEBSITE IS NOAA.GOV. IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THEM ON TWITTER, USNOAAGOV...
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Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
PETER. HOST: THE
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Slen, Peter - Host
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ON TOMORROW. LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS COMING UP. A LOT GOING ON ON C-SPAN AND C- SPAN2, WHICH BECOMES...
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