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US federal government ends information delivery contract critical to hurricane forecasting

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Tags: usa, politics.usa, republican party, donald trump, policy.environment, forecasting.weather, disasters.natural, hurricanes, author.michael lowry, source.local10
https://www.local10.com/weather/hurricane/2025/06/26/critical-hurricane-forecast-tool-abruptly-terminated/

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Title
Critical hurricane forecast tool abruptly terminated
Authors
Michael Lowry
Published
Jun 26 2025
Word count
750 words

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  1. boxer_dogs_dance
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    I did my best to tag such that people avoiding US news won't see this. However, I think this one should stay in ~enviro.

    I did my best to tag such that people avoiding US news won't see this. However, I think this one should stay in ~enviro.

    4 votes
  2. skybrian
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    Pentagon reverses decision to cut off hurricane-tracking satellite data ... ...

    Pentagon reverses decision to cut off hurricane-tracking satellite data

    U.S. Navy officials said the branch’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center had planned to phase out the data as it prepares to replace the aged satellites by next year.

    “But after feedback from government partners, officials found a way to meet modernization goals while keeping the data flowing until the sensor fails or the program formally ends in September 2026,” a Navy spokesperson said in an email.

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    NOAA officials stressed that, while valuable, the Defense Department’s microwave satellite observations represent “a single dataset in a robust suite of hurricane forecasting and modeling tools.” Meteorologists at the Hurricane Center and National Weather Service also have access to microwave-based observations collected by NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System.

    ...

    The U.S. Space Force is replacing the Defense satellites with new environmental satellites, one of which launched last year and began operating in April. Another is set to launch in 2026 and begin operating in 2027.

    4 votes