With yesterday’s formal opening of a national weather and climate prediction center fewer than two miles from the campus, this university now boasts one of the largest earth science headquarters in the world.
About $76.5 million in federal funds brought into being the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, a project that had been in the works since 1999, before employees started filling out the center in August.
More than 100 people gathered at the 268,000-square-foot building yesterday afternoon for the ribbon-cutting ceremony that marked the official beginning of NOAA operations, which will range from predicting hurricane seasons and storms to forecasting ocean currents and studying climate, according to a news release.
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