http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2758547.stm

Shetland weather office to shut

Scotland's most northerly Met Office is to close.

The weather station's main customer, Shetland Islands Council, has
decided as a cost-cutting measure to stop paying for forecasters to be
based at the Oil Port of Sullom Voe.

The council has opted for a remotely-based service, possibly from
Aberdeen, from next April.

Harbour officials argue the council can no longer justfiy paying for
onsite forecasters when tanker traffic has dropped by three-quarters
since the 1980's.

But critics say the loss of a local service will increase the risk of
weather-related problems across the islands.




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Paul