it s a different thing to run a city than to give the weather on tv. roker also challenged atlanta mayor kasem reed, as did cnn for misjudging the magnitude of a huge storm that left thousands of motorists stranded just two weeks ago. reed apologized and atlanta was better prepared this week, but the lesson seemed lost elsewhere in the south. the storms in raleigh, were strangely similar to the earlier atlanta mess, with a traffic nightmare that was symbolized by a burning car. in washington, where a few flakes can paralyze the nation s capital, the city easily weathered the storm, thanks in part to close the national government. and while new york digs out, al roker admitted his criticism of de blasio went too far. i m very passionate about the weather. i made a prediction there would be only one term of his administration. i apologize for that.
his new pitch for his 2015 budget to be released next month is spending $1 billion on a climate resilience fund to help communities plan and to help fund breakthrough technologies. the president was very definitive in his state of the union address. the debate is settled. climate change is a fact. not everyone thinks it s that simple. california is dealing with severe drought conditions, which nasa satellite photos from last january to this january help illustrate, but kevin mccarthy from california said the drought there has been exacerbated by federal and state legislations which include putting the well-being of fish ahead of communities, and quote, most importantly, there is growing consensus that direction to federal and state agencies to maximize water supplies is the underlying issue that must be sdraeszed. with a frigid and snowily weather across much of the country, the white house office of science and technology didn t want the public to believe the issue was g