The government shutdown is putting the US further behind in a weather-forecasting race with Europe

6:11am PST - January 16th, 2019    weather forecast - Business Insider

The US government shutdown is now on its 26th day, leaving some government laboratories that focus on weather and severe-storm forecasting in limbo. Day-to-day weather forecasting is not affected, but the shutdown could impede long-term improvements to the Na…