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NOAA to end key weather program used by military
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it will discontinue an essential weather data program used ...
NOAA to discontinue some weather data, but delays cutoff
Federal authorities say they will discontinue some weather data — but they are delaying the original plan to do so by one ...
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 ...
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.
Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season − a meteorologist explains why it matters
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to ...
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, ...
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
Clouds are the bane of a hurricane forecaster’s existence. Or they were, until about 20 years ago, when forecasters got ...
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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 ...