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A satellite program that has historically been a key source of weather forecasting data will be discontinued by July 31, as ...
This latest blow to federal forecasting abilities is sparking outrage from meteorologists and public officials.
With the peak hurricane season looming, forecasters will be without key information starting Monday because the Defense ...
Earlier this month, the Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it would discontinue the “ingest, processing and ...
Hurricane experts have already raised alarms about the effect the Trump administration's slashing of science budgets could ...
Scientists were initially given less than a week to prepare for the loss of microwave observations that are key in detecting ...
The program was initially supposed to be cut off June 30 to "mitigate a significant cybersecurity risk," NOAA said in an ...
The Defense Department will still maintain the satellite program will cease sharing the imagery with NOAA and NASA.
This is a big deal," meteorologist Michael Lowry said. "For hurricane forecasting, this is the biggest hit that I've seen to ...
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
Microwave satellite data are key to capturing major changes in a hurricane’s strength, such as when a storm undergoes rapid ...
Meteorologists warned of severe consequences when NOAA announced they would immediately discontinue the key data source ...