Murkowski, Padilla Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Establish the Atmospheric River Forecasting Program
![Wrangell Slide over Zimovia Hwy looking North. Photo courtesy of Caleb Purviance Murkowski, Padilla Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Establish the Atmospheric River Forecasting Program](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2023-11-24-1-701x457.jpg)
Washington, DC –U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced bipartisan legislation that will bolster emergency preparedness by improving atmospheric river forecasting to more precisely predict the timing and location of these storms. The Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a forecast improvement program within […]