• RIP GOES-13/GOES-East (again) - 2006-2012, 2012-2013
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[url]http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/23/18450624-satellites-failure-on-eve-of-hurricane-season-ruffles-meteorologist?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=9[/url] [quote=NBC News]For the second time in less than a year, the main satellite that keeps an eye on severe weather systems in the eastern half of the United States has malfunctioned, according to government officials. The failure is indicative of the overall aging of the nation's weather satellite network that could lead to gaps in coverage as the fleet is replaced, an expert said. Although a backup satellite began operating Thursday, the failure of GOES-East, also known as GOES-13, is "really bad timing because of the upcoming hurricane season, and also we are smack dab in the middle of severe weather season," Marshall Shepherd, president of the American Meteorological Society, told NBC News.[/quote]
throw more money at space please or bad things will happen
Wonderful. This will make hurricane season a bit more challenging.
Oh this is not good for hurricane season, especially after Sandy ._.
We should put Doppler radar platforms in the Atlantic along the general path Hurricanes take. We already have thousands of other various environmental monitoring buoys and sensors out there, why not weather radars? I always hated not being able to see most of a hurricane on radar while its making landfall. [editline]24th May 2013[/editline] You would need [I]a ton[/I] of them though. Would probably be very expensive. Worth it in my mind however.
At least if something bad happens, it'll convince lawmakers to start looking more at space-related stuff. ...On second thought, probably not.
Too much weather for satellite to handle.
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