The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to ...

The satellite in question is called the Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder, or SSMIS. According to NOAA, the data from ...

Hurricane experts have already raised alarms about the effect the Trump administration's slashing of science budgets could ...

The Defense Department will still maintain the satellite program will cease sharing the imagery with NOAA and NASA.

The loss of access to the data could hamstring forecasters’ ability to track hurricanes and warn residents of their risk.

The U.S. Department of Defense will no longer provide satellite weather data, leaving hurricane forecasters without crucial information about storms as peak hurricane season looms in the Atlantic ...

Tropical Storm Andrea spun to life this week as the first named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, though the system quickly fizzled out. Satellite images captured its brief swirl over the ...

For seven days in the Fall of 2012, Hurricane Sandy pounded the Caribbean and US East Coast with punishing rain, wind, and waves. As the storm approached landfall, the National ...

Satellite images taken before and after the passing of Hurricane Milton show building and roof damage in Siesta Key on Oct. 10, 2024. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS ...