9:25am Monday: The deadline for turning off the data has been pushed back to July 31. And, it has been confirmed that cybersecurity is the issue. This information came in just as I was getting ready to post the information below.  Last week I wrote about important weather satellite data being terminated just as we get into the thick of the 2025 hurricane season.  For those interested, a more detailed explanation is here . I have asked why the data stream could not be extended to September 30 (past the statical worst of hurricane season). If I get an answer, I will let you know. I am surmising the threat is judged to be sufficiently serious that it cannot wait.  Finally, this has nothing to do with DOGE or President Trump. While I do not wish to bring politics into this, it turns out the fateful decision that caused the loss of this data was made in 2015 -- when President Obama was in office. In fairness, there was probably no way that he could have anticipated that thing...

From time to time, we've mentioned the extremely useful fire detection capabilities of NOAA's weather satellites. This is an image of wildfire in the West last year.  But that is not all satellites can do.  The Daily Oklahoman  has an article showing how a European satellite shows, in high resolution, the ground scarring from a fire. Be sure and try the "sliders" on the photos.