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NOAA lacks money and authority to lead U.S. tsunami debris clean up
"We can't begin to touch--especially in remote areas, if there is substantial new amounts of debris--what's going to be required to remove it," said David Kennedy, an assistant administrator for NOAA's national ocean service.
Senate, House differ on NOAA satellite programs
Senators also chide NOAA for cutting down on JPSS sensors, noting that the original plan for 13 has gone down to five. "NOAA is running out of sensors and satellites to cut, and at this rate JPSS-1 will launch in 2017 with an empty spacecraft bus," a Senate report states.
Report: NASA earth observation capability at risk of collapse
Loss of Earth observation capability will inhibit the accuracy of weather forecasting, degrade the assessment of and response to natural hazards, and challenge the ability to measure changes in Earth's climate.
Polar satellite gap will degrade weather forecasting
An anticipated gap in afternoon polar-orbiting weather satellite coverage in 2016 and 2017 could cause an appreciable impact on weather forecasting, according to testimony by National Oceanic and
NOAA cuts data collection technology in effort to rein in satellite costs
Reduced funding amounts in the president's fiscal 2013 budget request will help get the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's beleaguered weather satellite projects on track--at least
NASA to improve space weather forecasting through diversified data streams
Within 3 years a team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. hopes to apply "ensemble forecasting"--a technique used by meteorologists to predict the path and severity of hurricanes
White House unveils plan to consolidate agencies into new biz department
The Obama administration unveiled Jan. 13 a proposal to reorganize federal agencies as part of what it says will be a broad strategy to streamline the executive branch. If the White House plan is
JASON: Severe space weather can damage the power grid
Coronal mass ejections--enormous magnetized clouds of electrified gas emitted from the sun--have been known to disrupt the electric grid as they hit the Earth's protective magnetic field, and because
Minibus makes science cuts; NSTIC survives
A multi-agency funding bill signed into law Nov. 18 by President Obama will make cuts to science and research programs relative to the budget request made earlier this year, but only a few agencies
GAO won't recommend or advise against climate service
Coordinating climate-change programs across government is an enormous challenge, says the Government Accountability Office, but creating a single service to consolidate and deliver climate change
