US plans to add solar x-rays, coronal mass ejections, radio noise, proton electron fluxes, plasma streams to weather reports

First 10 of 10 paragraphs shown If military forecasters were correct, the solar cycle will peak during the years around 2013.
Supercycle: New science consensus linked the coming solar-cycle to increased earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, storms and magnetic flares.
Weather definition extended: The new science consensus now agreed “weather” includes not only traditional terrestrial weather parameters but also the effects of solar activity (x-rays, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), radio noise, proton and electron fluxes, plasma streams).
US research reaches public domain: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had incorporated the Space Weather Prediction Center SWPC within the overall NOAA Weather and Water Goal organization.
Risks ahead: The adverse effects of extreme space weather on modern technology—power grid outages, high-frequency communication blackouts, interference with Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation signals, spacecraft anomalies—are well known and well documented
Who says so: NOAA’s Thomas J. Bogdan, space weather program manager and director of the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
Wants money in Budget: Bogdan as space weather program manager is responsible for space weather planning, understanding user needs and requirements, and putting into the budget cycle initiatives to satisfy those needs at appropriate future times.
USA center point for space weather: As director of the SWPC, the operational arm of NOAA and the single point of responsibility in the U.S. government for space weather forecasting and prediction for the civil and commercial communities, he works closely with the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA), which has the same responsibility for the military community of the United States. If forecasters are correct, the solar cycle will peak during the years around 2013.

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