[dirtboy]

Of course they could. Private enterprise can do anything government can do, only cheaper, and often better.It's the same people working in both areas. Being part of a government run business doesn't make them smarter, or more able to come up with good ideas, just less efficient, and on the taxpayers dole.

Sorry, but I don't see it happening. I don't see a business model where a company will fly into a hurricane to get data. How would they make a profit from that? Can they charge coastal residents for hurricane forecasts? Or do you have them function as subcontractors for the government?

[JohnRLott]

How can they make a profit from forecasting weather? Bad weather has a huge impact on people, particularly something like a hurricane. There is a lot at stake so why don’t you think that companies and various media would pay a lot for weather forecasting?

Take something else that is expensive, indeed much more expensive. Is there a problem with weather satellites? They may cost $10 million plus, but so do communication satellites. How is it that private companies can provide communication satellites?