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![]() NOAA satellites follow the smoke journey8 October 2020 - STAR's Shobha Kondragunta and collaborators at South Dakota State University provided data and graphics on the west coast fires to a reporter at Mother Jones. The reporter requested smoke emissions data for fires in California, Oregon, and Washington through NESDIS HQ. STAR provided data for the entire 2020 season and also prepared figures to help the writer better understand the issues. Mother Jones published the article "These 5 Stats Show Just How Devastating California's Wildfires Have Been – So Far" on September 24, 2020. The figure at right shows the scale of the issue and helps explain how unprecedented the fire emissions have been. Read more. GOES Team honored with Gears of Government Award16 September 2020 - STAR congratulates the winners of the Gears of Government Award. 15 DOC nominations met the program's criteria for the agency-level award, and out of those nominations, one group has been selected for the prestigious President's Award: Pam Sullivan (GOES), Dan Lindsey (GOES, formerly STAR), Harry Cikanek, Joseph Pica (NCEI), and Vanessa Griffin (OSAAP). This team was recognized for: "Restoring the functionality of NOAA's new weather satellite following a visibility defect. The team's innovative techniques and coordinated approach restored the satellite's ability to observe critical weather conditions across the Western Hemisphere, such as hurricanes, fires, and volcanic activity, with minimal data loss, restoring the value of the nation's $1 billion investment." Read more
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