The United States is suspending sharing key satellite weather data this month raising concerns over cyclone forecast accuracy in the French West Indies. The move, linked to "cybersecurity risks" and US budget cuts, comes as the Atlantic cyclone season intensifies.
While more intense cyclonic rains due to global warming are expected until the end of the year, the French West Indies islands will see their weather forecasts disrupted following the suspension of the sharing of some of the American satellite data by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
