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Who funds the Met Office?
The Met Office, the UK's national weather service, is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. It's primarily funded by the government, meaning taxpayers contribute to its operations, including issuing warnings for events like Storm Austen affecting Cornwall and Devon.
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