US Defense Department to Halt Key Satellite Data, Threatening Hurricane Forecasts
TL;DR
The U.S. Department of Defense will cease sharing satellite weather data used for hurricane forecasting and sea ice monitoring, raising concerns about potential gaps in real-time data crucial for predicting storm intensification and tracking climate change impacts, despite assurances from NOAA that forecast accuracy will remain unaffected.
Topics:nationscience-and-technology#climate-change#defense-department#hurricane-forecasting#satellite-weather-data#science-and-technology#sea-ice-monitoring
- Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data NPR
- Pentagon Sends Hurricane Forecasters Scrambling After Suddenly Announcing Shutdown of Key Satellites NOTUS
- Sudden loss of key US satellite data could send hurricane forecasting back ‘decades’ The Guardian
- Critical Hurricane Monitoring Data Is Going Offline The New York Times
- Hurricane Forecasters Lose Crucial Satellite Data, with Serious Implications Scientific American
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