US EditionThe government cuts key data used in hurricane forecasting, and experts sound an alarm
- The Trump administration will discontinue distributing data from three Defense Department weather satellites, hampering hurricane forecasts.
- Experts warn the lack of microwave data could make it harder to detect rapid storm intensification and plot hurricane paths accurately.
- Researchers say the data cut is another attempt by the Trump administration to undermine weather and climate monitoring capabilities.
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A week ago, the forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the United States accurately predicted that Hurricane ‘Erick’ would escalate rapidly as it hit the Pacific coast in Mexico. Now, the key tools that helped make that forecast will no longer be available by the end of the month, and it is unclear whether there will be a replacement as the Atlantic enters what is expected to be an unusually active hurricane season.
Meteorological experts warn that hurricane forecasts will be severely affected by the impending shutdown of key U.S. Department of Defense satellite data, the latest move by President Donald Trump's administration.
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The government cuts key data used in hurricane forecasting, and experts sound an alarm
Weather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cutoff of key data from U.S. Department of Defense satellites.
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