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Why does the United States have a National Weather Service?

Posted on February 17, 2025 by WeatherGuys Editor

While successfully prosecuting the Civil War against the Confederacy, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant had learned that weather information – even if NOT in the form of a forecast – was extremely valuable for operations. Coincidentally, in the years following the … Continue reading →

Category: History, Meteorology

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