This blog has commented many times (see here for the most recent) on the looming crisis in the NOAA weather satellite program.  As Hurricane Sandy was moving toward the U.S., the New York Times ran this story . Now, NOAA is soliciting suggestions for the best way get through this crisis. If you have something to contribute, click here . It is impossible to overstate how critical weather satellites are to modern forecasting and storm warnings. The satellites in the 21st century do far more than take photographs of clouds. They measure ocean waves, sense temperature and humidity in data sparse areas, and even help find lost people through NOAA's search and rescue service . As I say in the first link, this is rapidly becoming a national security issue. Stop spending money on nude machines are airports and divert those funds into something truly valuable for all citizens. Hat tip: Dr. Marshall Shephard

Here is the National Weather Service's six to ten day outlook. Temperature Precipitation click to enlarge

This is the Third Anniversary of the Mike Smith Enterprises Blog, also known as "Meteorological Musings." This is the 4,870th posting that means we have been creating 4.6 new postings per day. We have had more than 800,000 people visit the blog, a number that is very pleasing to us. Our readers come from all over the word and I've noticed that the posts pertaining to agriculture get immediate responses Our goal has always been to provide excellent information about weather, climate, and science that would be interesting and useful to our readers. Occasionally, especially during weekends and holidays, we post on other subjects. The feedback we have received in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the April 14, 2012, and frequent tornado outbreaks in 2011 have been very pleasing to us.  Our goal is to make people safer and mitigate the economic losses due to extreme weather. The blog is sponsored by Mike Smith Enterprises, LLC which is a company that promotes my writing an...

It isn't just recovery. With a tremendous storm like Sandy, problems keep developing. The New York Times  has a story about the outbreak of diseases in Sandy's wake.

Is isn't global warming. For much of the past two centuries there were fewer such worries because docks and factories, not housing and offices, lined urban coasts. But after manufacturing and shipping moved elsewhere, officials and developers sought to breathe new life into the areas. Along the Eastern Seaboard, nearly 3,200 acres of urban waterfront has been developed with residential and mixed-use buildings over the past 20 years, estimates the nonprofit Urban Land Institute. A dock is not particularly expensive to replace. Luxury apartments, luxury homes and office buildings are very expensive to replace. The rest of the story about rethinking waterfront development is here .

From Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr. Click here .

There was a discussion of this song on Facebook the other day. Somehow, it seems like a good posting to kick off Thanksgiving week.