Read more QuikScat stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4531/quikscat.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 09:23:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3917/storm-blasts-hurricane-center.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=10535&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034243' border='0' />A near-mutiny has erupted at the National Hurricane Center, where nearly half the staff has demanded the resignation of the center's director, Bill Proenza. The Miami Herald reports that seven forecasters and 16 other employees—including Proenza's own administrative assistant—signed a statement calling for his ouster.National Hurricane Center Director Bill Proenza talks about Tropical Storm Barbara brewing off Mexico, after a hurricane preparation news conference in a Thursday, May 31, 2007 file photo, in Miami. Proenza has been the loudest voice calling for a replacement of the QuikScat satellite. The aging satellite could fail at any moment and plans to launch a replacement have been pushed back seven years to 2016. (AP Photo/J.Pat Carter)http://www.newser.com/story/3917/storm-blasts-hurricane-center.htmlFri, 06 Jul 2007 04:21:57 CDT