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Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that, with a busy storm season coming

  • Written by Chris Vagasky, Meteorologist and Research Program Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that, with a busy storm season comingRadar shows a NOAA Hurricane Hunter flying through Tropical Storm Idalia during a mission in 2023.Nick Underwood/NOAA

The National Hurricane Center’s forecasts in 2024 were its most accurate on record, from its one-day forecasts, as tropical cyclones neared the coast, to its forecasts five days into the future, when storms were only beginning...

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