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Say Nothing About the Failing Satellite

Posted by kdawson on from the or-about-global-warming-either dept.

The QuikScat satellite used for predicting the intensity and path of hurricanes could fail at any time (it's already past its designed lifetime). Without this satellite, the accuracy of US forecasters' predictions could be degraded by up to 16% — and there are no plans for any replacement. Bill Proenza, director of the National Hurricane Center, has been outspokenly critical of his superiors on this situation, but he has been warned to stop commenting on it.

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  1. Integrity by Lazarian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's great to know that there's at least a few people with a sense of integrity and responsibility walking the halls of government agencies. People like Bill Proenza.

    He'll be fired within a year.

  2. full quote by the_mighty_$ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The full John Adams quote (from "Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials"):

    Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

    The Founding Fathers wisdom FTW!

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