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Weather-Ready Nation: Society is prepared for and responds to weather, water, and climate-dependent events.</p> <h1><span style="font-size:20px;"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/about/wrn" style="text-decoration:none;font-size:20px;">Weather-Ready Nation Story</a></span></h1> <p style="font-size:17px; color:#696969;">Accurate weather forecasts do not always result in a good outcome. 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NWS offices in communities across the United States and its territories, supported by regional and national centers, provide the authoritative information needed by Americans, including national, regional, state, tribal, and local authorities, to plan, prepare, mitigate, and respond to natural and human-caused events.<span style="font-size: 16px;">..</span><strong style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/about/nws"><span style="color:#3399ff;">Read more</span></a></strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="div-full " style="height:450px; "> <div class="one-half-first " style=" margin-left: 10px; margin-top: 40px;"> <h1><img alt="" src="/images/about/map-pin-blue2017.png" style="width: 40px; height: 59px;" /><a href="https://www.weather.gov/about/forecastsandservice" style="text-decoration:none;">Forecasts and Services</a></h1> <p><span style="font-size:14px;">NWS provides weather, water, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. These services include Forecasts and Observations, Warnings, Impact-based Decision Support Services, and Education in an effort to build a Weather-Ready Nation. 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Each day, the NWS is working towards integrating critical science advancements, research, technology, and innovation across the agency to help protect lives and property in your local community</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>...</b></span><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/about/science-and-technology"><span style="color:#3399ff;">Read more</span></a></strong></div> </div> <div class="div-full " style="height:310px; "> <div class="one-half-first " style="margin-top:30px; margin-left:10px;"> <h1><img alt="" src="/images/about/map-pin-blue2017.png" style="width: 40px; height: 59px;" /><a href="https://www.weather.gov/about/partners" style="text-decoration:none;">NWS Partners</a></h1> <span style="font-size:14px;">NWS is an organization that relies heavily on science, partnerships, and ties to local communities to successfully provide weather, water, and climate data, forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. 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