Main US Weather Satellite Fails As Hurricane Season Looms

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 23, 2013 @05:34AM from the ok-fellas-let's-just-stick-to-the-tornadoes dept.

First time accepted submitter Rebecka writes with bad news, quoting an IB Times report: "Just as the 2013 hurricane season is about to begin, one of the U.S.' main weather satellites failed this week. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, also known as GOES-13, reportedly ceased to operate as of Tuesday, making it impossible to predict weather patterns on the East Coast." A note at NOAA's page for the GOES family of satellites says "GOES-13 imaging and sounding operations suspended. Recovery efforts for GOES-13 continue and the spacecraft health and safety are nominal. GOES-14 is being activated." You can follow the progress on the agency's page of General Satellite Messages.

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Re:They saw this coming for ages... by jaymz666 · 2013-05-23 05:40 · Score: 5, Funny

we don't need it, god will look after us
Re:They saw this coming for ages... by jaymz666 · 2013-05-23 05:49 · Score: 5, Funny

What are you doing here? get back to work
Nothing to worry about by Minwee · 2013-05-23 05:51 · Score: 5, Funny

If the weather satellite fails, we can just get our weather from the Internet like everybody else.
Re:They saw this coming for ages... by Bacon+Bits · 2013-05-23 05:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Well, Lotus Notes is worse.

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Re:They saw this coming for ages... by Kasamir · 2013-05-23 06:06 · Score: 5, Funny

You're working on Gozer? Does that make you the Keymaster or the Gatekeeper?
Re:They saw this coming for ages... by dietdew7 · 2013-05-23 06:09 · Score: 5, Funny

I think you're gonna have to come in on Saturday.