Report warns of weather satellites’ ’rapid decline’

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 Technology

Predicting the weather is tricky enough. Now a new government-sponsored report warns that the USA’s ability to track tornadoes, forecast hurricanes and study climate change is about to diminish. The number and capability of weather satellites circling the planet "is beginning a rapid decline" and tight budgets have significantly delayed or eliminated missions to replace them, says a National Research Council analysis out Wednesday.

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http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/story/2012-05-02/weather-satellites-forecast-storms/54708804/1

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