A Russian lawmaker wants to impose fines for inaccurate weather reports
Sergei Ivanov, a member of the Russian State Duma, submitted new draft legislation earlier today, proposing fines for broadcasting inaccurate weather forecasts. If the forecast's error is more than 5º Celsius away from the actual temperature, Ivanov wants penalties to range from 1,000 rubles to 10,000 rubles ($15 to $150). For forecasts that get the weather wrong by 10ºC, fines would rise to 15,000 rubles ($225). Forecasts off by 11ºC or more would be punishable by up to 20,000 rubles ($300).