APRIL 2015 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY | 537 W ith frequent references in the media to climate change, the public often requests information on climate and its impacts. Local field offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Weather Service (NWS) encounter numerous climate-related questions, such as those related to expected weather in upcoming seasons, the causes of drought and the relationship to climate change, as well as the impacts of El Niño on snowpack. Many industries such as energy, agriculture, agribusiness, transportation, and natural resource management integrate climate information into their planning and operating procedures on a regular basis. In addition, significant changes in national and international policies regulating actions of industrial enterprises require the use of scientifically sound climate information. In the United States, one such driver is the June 2013 President's Climate Action Plan (www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files /image/president27sclimateactionplan.pdf), which states that "[t]he Administration will continue to lead in advancing the science of climate measurement and adaptation and the development of tools for climaterelevant decision making by focusing on increasing the availability, accessibility, and utility of relevant scientific tools and information."
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