The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is postponing the shutdown of satellite data crucial for hurricane tracking by one month. This decision comes amid warnings of severe consequences from meteorologists and scientists.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes.

With the peak hurricane season looming, forecasters will be without key information starting Monday because the Defense Department said it will no longer provide them with data from the weather satellites.