Every hurricane season, we become familiar with the counterclockwise-spinning spiral as the near-universal symbol for the storms. But that wouldn't have been possible without weather satellites to ...

NOAA has begun to limit the work it devotes to maintaining a pair of polar weather satellites — putting at risk the accuracy of both weather forecasts and extreme storm predictions, say former agency ...

It’s no surprise to many of us that the world is facing unique kinds of weather challenges right now. Governments around the world are trying to get up to speed on information about changing weather ...

Mud and debris as atmospheric rivers dumped rain in Studio City, Calif., in 2024. Forecasting heavy rain requires measurements from satellites, doppler radar, ocean buoys and other instruments, most ...

(CNN) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is narrowing the capabilities and reducing the number of next-generation weather and climate satellites it plans to build and launch in the ...

Radio occultation (RO) instrument from Beyond Gravity. GRAS’ zenith-pointing antenna tracks a number of GPS satellites in range. This is indicated by the blue lines. The track-line changes to yellow ...