High Plains Regional Climate Center back online after short funding halt
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[{'start': '0.160', 'end': '4.799', 'text': 'Farmers having access to everchanging'}, {'start': '2.399', 'end': '6.640', 'text': 'climate data can be key and the High'}, {'start': '4.799', 'end': '8.720', 'text': 'Plains Regional Climate Center pro'}, {'start': '6.640', 'end': '10.960', 'text': 'provides just that. But when their site'}, {'start': '8.720', 'end': '12.960', 'text': 'went dark earlier this month, it sent a'}, {'start': '10.960', 'end': '14.799', 'text': "panic through their community. 101's"}, {'start': '12.960', 'end': '16.880', 'text': 'Kendall Laneir has been diving into the'}, {'start': '14.799', 'end': '18.960', 'text': 'details of this story and joins me in'}, {'start': '16.880', 'end': '20.960', 'text': 'the studio with more. Yeah, Madison. The'}, {'start': '18.960', 'end': '22.960', 'text': "High Plains Regional Climate Cent's"}, {'start': '20.960', 'end': '24.640', 'text': 'website, which provides a wealth of data'}, {'start': '22.960', 'end': '26.800', 'text': 'to not only farmers but urban'}, {'start': '24.640', 'end': '30.320', 'text': 'communities, was down for nearly 48'}, {'start': '26.800', 'end': '32.960', 'text': 'hours due to a federal funding issue.'}, {'start': '30.320', 'end': '35.200', 'text': 'On April 17th, this message flashed'}, {'start': '32.960', 'end': '36.960', 'text': 'across screens throughout six states in'}, {'start': '35.200', 'end': '39.040', 'text': 'which the High Plains Regional Climate'}, {'start': '36.960', 'end': '41.760', 'text': 'Center covers. We knew that it was a'}, {'start': '39.040', 'end': '43.920', 'text': 'risk. Uh it was a bit of a surprise that'}, {'start': '41.760', 'end': '45.920', 'text': 'it happened so quickly. The site is used'}, {'start': '43.920', 'end': '48.399', 'text': 'to provide data and decision-making'}, {'start': '45.920', 'end': '50.239', 'text': 'tools for farmers in urban and rural'}, {'start': '48.399', 'end': '52.000', 'text': 'communities, which is especially'}, {'start': '50.239', 'end': '54.160', 'text': 'important during the unpredictable'}, {'start': '52.000', 'end': '56.320', 'text': 'weather this time of year. Funding was'}, {'start': '54.160', 'end': '58.640', 'text': 'frozen by the US Commerce Secretary'}, {'start': '56.320', 'end': '59.640', 'text': 'Howard Lutnik who reviewed all grants'}, {'start': '58.640', 'end': '62.079', 'text': 'over'}, {'start': '59.640', 'end': '63.920', 'text': '$100,000 which included the budget for'}, {'start': '62.079', 'end': '66.159', 'text': 'the climate center. We also talked to'}, {'start': '63.920', 'end': '68.479', 'text': 'our federal delegation and our our'}, {'start': '66.159', 'end': '70.400', 'text': 'senators and congressmen from Nebraska'}, {'start': '68.479', 'end': '72.320', 'text': 'that are in Washington DC and just'}, {'start': '70.400', 'end': '74.159', 'text': 'alerted them to what was happening and h'}, {'start': '72.320', 'end': '76.720', 'text': 'the impact it was having on our farmers'}, {'start': '74.159', 'end': '79.280', 'text': 'and extension. Not long after, the site'}, {'start': '76.720', 'end': '81.119', 'text': 'was back up. A welcomed relief for the'}, {'start': '79.280', 'end': '83.360', 'text': 'National Drought Mitigation Center at'}, {'start': '81.119', 'end': '85.200', 'text': 'Nebraska, who has been using the Climate'}, {'start': '83.360', 'end': '87.600', 'text': "C Center's data for their weekly drought"}, {'start': '85.200', 'end': '90.159', 'text': 'monitor for 30 years. We were concerned'}, {'start': '87.600', 'end': '91.759', 'text': 'if it had become a long-term issue.'}, {'start': '90.159', 'end': '93.840', 'text': 'Fortunately, that got turned back on'}, {'start': '91.759', 'end': '95.600', 'text': "rather rather quickly, and we hadn't"}, {'start': '93.840', 'end': '97.680', 'text': "made the next week's map, so we were"}, {'start': '95.600', 'end': '101.200', 'text': 'okay. And that map accounts for roughly'}, {'start': '97.680', 'end': '103.360', 'text': 'on average $25 million of assistance to'}, {'start': '101.200', 'end': '105.200', 'text': 'livestock producers around the United'}, {'start': '103.360', 'end': '107.200', 'text': 'States rely on that map. So when you'}, {'start': '105.200', 'end': '109.119', 'text': 'start taking data out like that, it can'}, {'start': '107.200', 'end': '111.280', 'text': 'start to affect the accuracy of the map.'}, {'start': '109.119', 'end': '113.759', 'text': 'As of right now, the climate center will'}, {'start': '111.280', 'end': '116.799', 'text': 'be funded for a year, but after that'}, {'start': '113.759', 'end': '118.479', 'text': "it's unknown. De Man tells me they will"}, {'start': '116.799', 'end': '120.479', 'text': 'continue to advocate for the climate'}, {'start': '118.479', 'end': '122.399', 'text': 'center and the benefit they can provide.'}, {'start': '120.479', 'end': '124.320', 'text': 'You can see the various tools they offer'}, {'start': '122.399', 'end': '127.920', 'text': 'on their website, which you can find on'}, {'start': '124.320', 'end': '127.920', 'text': 'our story on the 10-ele1 now'}]