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Defense Department to end satellite data programs used for storm forecasts
With the peak hurricane season looming, forecasters will be without key information starting Monday because the Defense ...
Key data used in hurricane forecasting will be cut by end of July, NOAA says
A satellite program that has historically been a key source of weather forecasting data will be discontinued no later than ...
With hurricane season brewing, Pentagon stops sharing satellite weather data
Hurricane experts have already raised alarms about the effect the Trump administration's slashing of science budgets could ...
Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season—meteorologist explains why it matters
About 600 miles off the west coast of Africa, large clusters of thunderstorms begin organizing into tropical storms every ...
Pentagon to stop sharing crucial data that helped NWS forecast Hurricane Helene in Tennessee and North Carolina
The Department of Defense announced that it will end the sharing of some satellite data that helps in hurricane forecast.
Major hurricane forecasting tool shut down as Gulf storm season heats up
John Cangialosi, senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, inspects a satellite image of Hurricane Beryl, ...
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Feds cut satellite data forecasters say is crucial to tracking hurricanes: 'A huge loss'
This is a big deal," meteorologist Michael Lowry said. "For hurricane forecasting, this is the biggest hit that I've seen to ...
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NOAA to end use of Defense Meteorological Satellite data - The Hill
“Due to recent service changes, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) will discontinue ingest, processing ...
U.S. delays cutoff of valuable satellite data for hurricane forecasting
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of ...
Hurricane season is here and meteorologists are losing a vital tool for forecasting them
Meteorologists are losing a sophisticated tool that has proved invaluable when monitoring and forecasting hurricanes.
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SpaceX scores $81.6 million Space Force contract to launch weather satellite
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has secured an $81.6 million contract to launch a U.S. military weather-monitoring satellite in 2027. The ...