Noaa Satellites Helped Rescue 283 People In 2008

Kicza, NOAA assistant administrator for satellite and information service. Each year NOAA satellites show their versatility, helping weather, learn more about our environment and contribute to these life-saving saves. For every save made, was avoided tragedy, said Maria E. In any case, NOAA satellites are detected and a message signal from an emergency beacon and the information received by the first response on the ground. NOAA satellites are key to the rescue of 283 people across the United States and its surrounding waters in 2008.