US Congress S.3795 – ‘‘Radar Next Program’’
1 March 2025 | ZEROGeoengineering.com | Introduced legislation S. 3795, the Radar Next Program Act of 2026 is a Federal “weather enterprise” collaboration. The proposal aims to fill gaps in NEXRAD (Next Generation Radar) across the United States utilizing testbeds, weather radar, and data assimilation technologies. NEXRAD, satellites, and other interoperable microwave-transmitting infrastructure provides “backbone architecture” of the dual purpose weather surveillance system. The impact of adding microwaves to the atmosphere and the environmental pollution footprint of the system could use more public scrutiny.
NEXRAD radar system
Partnership involves Federal agencies such as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service and provides authorization to contract with private partners.
A bill to establish the Radar Next Program, and for other purposes.
(2) collaborate with the weather enterprise
“A NESDIS Observing System Backbone Framework”
Consultation and input solicited from academia, meteorologists, emergency managers, and public safety or utility officials regarding the specifications and requirements for replacement of the NEXRAD system.
The Under Secretary may partner or contract with entities outside of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to fill data gaps in weather radar coverage using weather radars and data assimilation technologies…
DEFINITIONS.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and ‘‘weather enterprise’’ have the meanings
given such terms in section 2 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C.
8501).
Geophysicist Stefan Burns discusses how NEXRAD operations can modify weather systems. “Just based on fairly simple physics, it is undeniable that we are adding more energy into our atmospheric systems and therefore into our weather than we would have if we did not have these installations. So that is also weather modification.”
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