NOAA’s satellites monitor the Earth’s environment in real-time every day, capturing storms, floods, fires, lightning, and other major events that affect us and the world around us. This gallery features our most iconic images from weather events that significantly impacted our lives.
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On March 24, 2020, NOAA’s GOES-East satellite zoomed in on wispy smoke plumes from fires burning in…
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On March 8, 2020, the GOES-East satellite viewed the Washington, D.C. metro area as haziness…
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NOAA-20 satellite observed smoke plumes from fires burning in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.
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On Jan. 16, 2020, the NOAA-20 satellite snapped this image of the southern tip of South America,…
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Himawari-8 satellite captured an image of the Philippines during the aftermath of Taal Volcano.
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On Jan. 7, 2020, the NOAA-20 satellite snapped this dynamic shot of the West African coast. The…
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As wildfires in Australia continue to burn throughout the continent, sooty rain and cooler…
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NOAA-20 captured this image of Australia on Dec. 26, where historic bushfires still rage in the…