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A satellite program that has historically been a key source of weather forecasting data will be discontinued no later than ...
This latest blow to federal forecasting abilities is sparking outrage from meteorologists and public officials.
Earlier this month, the Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it would discontinue the “ingest, processing and ...
With the peak hurricane season looming, forecasters will be without key information starting Monday because the Defense ...
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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite ...
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 ...
Microwave satellite data are key to capturing major changes in a hurricane’s strength, such as when a storm undergoes rapid ...
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.
The program was initially supposed to be cut off June 30 to "mitigate a significant cybersecurity risk," NOAA said in an ...