On cusp of storm season, NOAA funding cuts put hurricane forecasting at risk – Go Health Pro

On cusp of storm season, NOAA funding cuts put hurricane forecasting at risk – Go Health Pro

Eyes in the sky Weather satellites that monitor tropical storms from space provide continuous views of each storm’s track and intensity changes. The equipment on these satellites and software used to analyze it make increasingly accurate hurricane forecasts possible. Much of that equipment is developed by federally funded researchers. For example, the Cooperative Institutes in … Read more