Dying Satellites Could Lead to Shaky Weather Forecasts

New York Times by By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS, JOHN SCHWARTZ | Oct. 26, 2012 (News)

WASHINGTON — The United States is facing a year or more without crucial satellites that provide invaluable data for predicting storm tracks, a result of years of mismanagement and underfunding, according to several recent official reviews. The looming ga Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Jack Powers - Oct 27, 2012 - 12:58 AM PDT
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Experts have grown increasingly alarmed in the past two years because the existing polar satellites are nearing or beyond their life expectancies, and the launch of the ... More »

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