Inaccurate weather forecasts bad for economy — PM

By JT - Jan 27,2016 - Last updated at Jan 27,2016

AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Wednesday stressed that weather forecast bulletins issued by the Jordan Meteorological Department should be accurate and credible as much as possible, pointing out that inaccuracies result in large losses to the economy, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

During a visit to the JMD, the premier warned that inaccurate forecasts disrupt the work of various sectors, calling on all meteorology websites to be extra careful in this regard. Ensour stressed the government's readiness to provide the JMD with the latest weather forecasting technology.

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