SR558

Acknowledges increasing climate change-driven extreme weather events and the dismantling of weather monitoring systems.

The resolution recognizes that climate change is causing more frequent and severe extreme weather events, leading to life-threatening flooding and other disasters. It also notes the reduction in staff at the National Weather Service and proposed budget cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Senate acknowledges the need to fund and maintain weather monitoring and alert systems to protect communities from these events.