Data stream from aging sensor to continue after public backlash and amateur workaround The US Navy has announced plans to continue distributing satellite data needed for hurricane forecasting, months after authorities said the data stream was to be turned off.

The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists had warned of risks to accurate and timely storm tracking without the information when officials made plans to stop providing it beyond the end of this month.

The Department of Defense said it no longer planned to shut down a program that makes satellite data publicly available to researchers and forecasters.