Adrienne Ma

Like besides the text messaging app?

Like besides the text messaging app?

Like besides the text messaging app?

I would have to say the weather app. It's like the first thing that I open in the morning.

I would have to say the weather app. It's like the first thing that I open in the morning.

I would have to say the weather app. It's like the first thing that I open in the morning.

You know, until very, very recently, I had not thought about this at all. I just assumed like somebody was beaming it to me from a satellite somewhere.

You know, until very, very recently, I had not thought about this at all. I just assumed like somebody was beaming it to me from a satellite somewhere.

You know, until very, very recently, I had not thought about this at all. I just assumed like somebody was beaming it to me from a satellite somewhere.

You're like, oh, it's going to rain today. Or is it?

You're like, oh, it's going to rain today. Or is it?

You're like, oh, it's going to rain today. Or is it?

I guess this just goes to show how much access we have to weather information these days. Weather forecasting has gotten a lot more accurate in the last few decades. It's a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies from tech startups to huge corporations are competing to produce more sophisticated and precise forecasts.

I guess this just goes to show how much access we have to weather information these days. Weather forecasting has gotten a lot more accurate in the last few decades. It's a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies from tech startups to huge corporations are competing to produce more sophisticated and precise forecasts.

I guess this just goes to show how much access we have to weather information these days. Weather forecasting has gotten a lot more accurate in the last few decades. It's a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies from tech startups to huge corporations are competing to produce more sophisticated and precise forecasts.

And I'm Adrian Ma. Today on the show, how much is an accurate weather forecast worth? Who should pay for it and who should benefit?

And I'm Adrian Ma. Today on the show, how much is an accurate weather forecast worth? Who should pay for it and who should benefit?

And I'm Adrian Ma. Today on the show, how much is an accurate weather forecast worth? Who should pay for it and who should benefit?

The federal government has officially been in the weather business since 1870. That's when Congress created a National Weather Bureau to collect data and make forecasts. Today, that office is known as the National Weather Service. It's part of an agency called the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The federal government has officially been in the weather business since 1870. That's when Congress created a National Weather Bureau to collect data and make forecasts. Today, that office is known as the National Weather Service. It's part of an agency called the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.