NOAA downplays importance of QuikSCAT to hurricane forecasts

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) official Mary Kicza downplayed the importance of NASA's aging QuikSCAT satellite to hurricane forecasting during Senate testimony July 11, saying that its loss would not significantly affect predictions of when and where the storms make landfall...

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