In addition to Idalia’s Florida assault, the major hurricanes during strong El Niño years included 1957’s Hurricane Audrey, ...

Forecasters are set to lose some of their sharpest eyes in the sky just a few months before Atlantic hurricane season peaks when the Department of Defense halts a key source of satellite data over ...

The loss of data will affect hurricane research, too. Microwave observations of hurricanes, which have been collected by this family of satellites since 1987, built up a decades-long record of ...

The strong El Niño ahead could turbocharge the Eastern Pacific hurricane season. Another wild card may provide an additional ...

The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists had warned of risks to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An SSMI image of Hurricane Ida in August 2021. - (CIMSS/SSEC/University of Wisconsin, NOAA/NASA ...

The Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), a program office within NOAA’s National Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS), develops satellite-based products and tools to support ...

Many homes on the barrier island of Manasota Key suffered extensive damage when Hurricane Milton struck Florida in October. With data, rebuilding can be smarter. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff ...

Forecasters are expected to lose some of their sharpest eyes in the sky just a few months before Atlantic hurricane season peaks when the Department of Defense halts a key source of satellite data ...

The loss of access to the data could hamstring forecasters’ ability to track hurricanes and warn residents of their risk. By Rebecca Dzombak The National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration has ...