Improve climate change data records

Stimulus money goes to climate change data

Updated: Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 | By Angie Drobnic Holan

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration received $830 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and the agency plans to use $170 million of that to improve climate research.

NOAA said the money would go to two high-performance computing systems in separate locations to improve the accuracy of seasonal climate and global climate change assessments. The two sites will be selected by a competitive process and create jobs in manufacturing, construction and software engineering, the agency said.

"These proposed funds will put thousands of Americans to work while restoring our coasts and combating climate change,” Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said.

President Barack Obama said he would improve climate change data records. Stimulus money is being spent on that goal. We rate this In the Works.

Sources: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Submits Proposed Recovery Plan to Congress to Help Create Jobs, Improve Coastal Communities and Protect Habitat , April 7, 2009