The weathermen's WAN man

摘要

Every day is the stuff of Hollywood dramatizations for Jerry Janssen, network manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colo. The movie "Twister"? That was about the work of NOAA scientists. Global-warming statistics? They're from NOAA. Your seven-day weather forecast? Chances are it comes from NOAA's National Weather Service or from NOAA's National Weather Service or from NOAA-created weather forecasting equipment. The folks at this federal agency issue tornado, thunderstorm and hurricane warnings, monitor carbon monoxide levels, manage fisheries, collect solar flare data ― and the list goes on. If something affects the air or water. NOAA is gathering data on it. and the scientists in Boulder are inventing even better ways to do so. "At the end of your life, if you've spent your career at NOAA, you can feel good about what you've done," says Janssen, 41, about the organization where he has worked for 20 years. "We save lives."