Bargain at Twice the Price

Considering the lives and money saved by its predictions, the National Hurricane Center gets a big bang from relatively small bucks.

2006 Budget $4.8 billion
NOAA $3.9 billion
NWS $848 million
NHC $6 million

Source: National Weather Service

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