Sudden loss of key US satellite data could send hurricane forecasting back 'decades'

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5. Apparently, this has been under consideration for years. Don't think we'll wake up one morning with an unforcasted

hurricane sitting on shore. Nor will we get anything less than a week or more notice.

https://spacenews.com/a-race-against-time-to-replace-aging-military-weather-satellites/#:~:text=Down%20to%20four%20operational%20DMSPs,DMSP%20DISAGGREGATED

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/wsf-m.htm#:~:text=WSF%2DM%20(Weather%20System%20Follow%2Don%20%2D%20Microwave)%20is,the%20microwave%20capabilities%20of%20the%20DMSP%20satellites.&text=This%20mission%20will%20improve%20weather%20forecasting%20over,measurements%20of%20the%20atmosphere%20and%20ocean%20surface.