April 23, 2013 -By now most of us know the mission of Earth Day - to provide education, inspire leadership and encourage action for a healthy environment.
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February 28, 2013 -A new satellite that will detect the lightning inside storm clouds may lead to valuable improvements in tornado detection.
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January 3, 2013 -Based on the Palmer Drought Index, as reported in the State of the Climate Report, June 2012, severe to extreme drought affected about 33 percent of the contiguous U.S. by the end of June. This was an increase of about 10 percent from the previous month.
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December 20, 2012 -The NOAA geostationary operational environmental satellite (GOES) that was activated as a backup when GOES-13 experienced technical problems in late September, is headed back to orbital storage mode, NOAA officials said
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December 2, 2012 -October 2012 ended a 16-month stretch of above-average U.S. temperatures, making the warmth of 2012 one for the history books.
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November 27, 2012 -The GOES-R Series Program, which is leading the effort to replace and upgrade NOAA's existing fleet of geostationary satellites that track severe weather across the United States, received a favorable appraisal conducted by an external team of aerospace experts of its preparations to launch the new series, beginning in late 2015.
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November 7, 2012 - Suitland, Md. -NOAA satellites played a key role in saving lives, as far as 3,000 miles away, while they also helped forecasters accurately predict the speed and path of Hurricane Sandy.
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November 2, 2012 - Suitland, Md. - During its run as a sprawling hurricane and when it morphed into a powerful, hybrid superstorm, NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite captured more than 1,200 images of Hurricane Sandy as it approached and impacted the East Coast.
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October 17, 2012 - The GOES-13 spacecraft, which had its sounder and imager instruments taken out of service because of technical trouble in late September, will return to full operations on Thursday as NOAA's GOES East satellite, NOAA officials said today.
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October 8, 2012 - From stranded hikers lost in hilly unfamiliar terrain to off course yachtsmen trying to navigate stormy seas, the extraordinary benefits of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES, and the Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites, or POES, are immeasurable to search and rescues.
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October 1, 2012 - Engineers began moving NOAA's GOES-14 weather satellite farther east, to possibly replace the GOES-13 spacecraft. During the last week of September, the spacecraft, experienced technical problems with two key instruments critical for weather forecasting
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August 30, 2012 - As the country watches the warnings and vivid satellite images of Hurricane Isaac moving through the U.S. Gulf Coast, most have a sense of Déjá Vu.
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August 3, 2012 - Do you ever wonder how deep the oceans really are in their vastness in separating continents, enveloping mountains, volcanoes and sunken treasure, while consuming nearly two thirds of the earth's surface? Ocean mapping started around 1770, when Benjamin Franklin mapped the Atlantic's Ocean Gulf stream.
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July 6, 2012 - TDuring June, the U.S. experienced wildfires and extreme high temperatures that often surged beyond 100 degrees. And Tropical Storm Debby slammed the U.S. with swirling winds and up to 20 -25 inches of rain in areas of western and northern Florida.
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June 22, 2012 - This week, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched a new web page of dynamic images and videos from the GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) satellites.
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June 6, 2012 - On June 5, the planet Venus made its final 21st Century trek across the face of the Sun as seen from Earth until the year 2117. GOES-15 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-15) captured the entire event
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May 23, 2012 - What do the following have in common: Drifting buoys and tsunami debris in the Pacific Ocean, manta rays off the coast of Mexico, and weather observations in the Antarctic?
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May 13, 2012 - Climate proxies are naturally preserved records like tree rings or the characteristics of sediments in lakes and oceans that can indicate past climatic conditions through their biological, physical, or chemical connections to environmental conditions.
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May 1, 2012 - In April, the White House blog invited Web viewers to explore deep-sea habitats in the Gulf of Mexico live from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Okeanos Explorer when it featured the ship's Gulf of Mexico 2012 expedition. National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan.
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April 12, 2012 - Affordable, reliable Internet access is hard to come by in many parts of the Pacific Islands, where residents have to pay both hourly and monthly fees just for a dial-up connection. The Pan-Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT) program, however, is dedicated to bridging the region's telecommunications gap.
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March 22, 2012 - Hollywood director James Cameron saw the deepest known spot on the ocean floor on March 25, 2012, when he made history y by becoming the first solo diver to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench,
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March 6, 2012 - NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) has taken over operations of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) now that all five of the satellite’s instruments are activated and routinely collecting scientific data.
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March 2, 2012 - Wind gusts upwards of 70 miles per hour pushed a 6,000 foot high dust cloud through Lubbock, Texas on February 20. From its orbit 500 miles above Earth's surface, the Suomi-National Polar Partnership (NPP) satellite's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) captured this image
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February 21, 2012 - The President submitted his FY 2013 budget request to the Congress on February 13. I want to provide you with the details of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) portion of the budget as well as context for the decisions that were made as this budget was developed. Read More ...
January 16, 2012 - Since its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Oct. 28, 2011, the NPP spacecraft and its five instruments have been undergoing initial checkout before starting regular science observations. Activation and checkout of the full suite of instruments was delayed for several weeks after an anomaly was discovered in the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument. Read More ...
December 5, 2011 - Eric Hopkins, who was rescued from a sinking boat on December 23, 2010, credits NOAA satellites for saving his life from the frigid waters off the Delaware Bay. Last week, he visited NOAA's Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) Read More ...
December 5, 2011 - New technology brings higher resolution imagery and more exacting science Read More ...
December 5, 2011 - An FAQ about the GOES -11 to Goes-15 transition Read More ...
November 21, 2011 - The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on Nov. 21, 2011. Read More ...
October 28, 2011 - America's newest polar-orbiting satellite roared into orbit this morning, setting the stage for enhanced weather data NOAA scientists will use to develop life-saving severe weather forecasts days in advance. Read More ...
September 22, 2011 - With fall and winter's colder temperatures approaching, the U.S. Coast Guard's Ninth District will soon be using satellite data from the National Ice Center (NIC) to aid in rescue missions involving anyone missing or in potentially life-threatening situations on the ice in the Great Lakes area. Read More ...
September 8, 2011 - A team of experts at NOAA have formed a new center to fine-tune data from NOAA environmental satellites and others from around the world, which will improve the forecast skill of NOAA's weather, climate and ocean models. Read More ...
August 8, 2011 - On Monday, August 8, 2011, NOAA and NASA gathered in Boulder, CO and celebrated the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) mission as it gets ready to leave the Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation facility in Boulder to journey to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California where it is scheduled for launch on October 25. Read More ...
May 4, 2011 - Five days before a powerful storm system unleashed a barrage of deadly tornadoes that tore through six states, NOAA's polar-orbiting satellites helped forecasters at the agency's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) know of the impending danger. Read More ...
Mar 17, 2011 - A retrospective report on NESDIS support for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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Apr 17, 2011 - Rost Parsons, Ph.D. is the chief scientist at NOAA's National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), a division of the National Oceanographic Data Center. Dr. Parsons is also a key member of the interagency Joint Analysis Group (JAG) for Surface and Sub-Surface Oceanography, Oil and Dispersant Data. Dr. Parsons recently spoke about his experience with Deepwater Horizon.
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Apr 17, 2011 - Last year, the Deep Water Horizon drilling platform explosion which gripped the world"s attention as it quickly became an environmental catastrophe of global proportions Read More ...
Apr 17, 2011 - NOAA's NGDC built 10-meter resolution, digital elevation models (DEMs) for New Orleans, LA; Biloxi, MS; Mobile, AL; Panama City, FL; and for the northern Gulf of Mexico. Read More ...
Mar 17, 2011 - Gary Davis, Acting Director, Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), recently annouced the addition of five new leaders to the JPSS team. Read More ...
Mar 7, 2011 - Sydney Levitus, an award-winning oceanographer and researcher at NOAA, Recently, offered insight on the impact of climate change on the oceans and the crucial role satellites have in ocean research. Read More ...
Feb 24, 2011 - "With funding from a 2010 NOAA Green Mini-Grant of $12,200 staff at the Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS), implemented energy-saving procedures and equipment that will reduce the facility's annual electric consumption by 14% from 2009 to 2010 Read More ...
Feb 5, 2011 - "Vegetation Health (VH) Products provide global and regional estimations of drought, fire risk, soil saturation, malaria and other complex phenomena. For example, drought products include parameters for the early detection Read More ...
January 1, 2011 - "La Nina conditions are now occurring in the Pacific Ocean. Typically, La Nina brings colder temperatures over the Great Lakes and more than normal ice conditions. Read More ...
December 1, 2010 - The National Ice Center has declared the closing of the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea Route on October 14, 2010. Read More ...
November 3, 2010 - Group Gold for Leadership; Group Gold for Customer Service; Group Silver for Scientific/Engineering Achievement and more indivudual Gold and Silvers. Read More ...
October 1, 2010 - The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. Read More ...
September 16, 2010 - On Thursday, September 16, 2010, Hurricanes Igor, Karl, and Julia, could be seen from the GOES-13 satellite in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. This rare but not unique parade of storms displays... Read More ...
September 15, 2010 - Following the Deepwater Horizon Incident on April 20, and realizing the magnitude of the event, staff at NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)promptly extracted historical Gulf of Mexico data from its online archive and compiled it into a portal format for public access and availability. Read More ...
September 15, 2010 - On Wednesday, September 15, NBC Channel 4 broadcast a recent visit by NBC meteorologist Veronica Johnson. Read More ...
August 13, 2010 - The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. Read More ...
August 1, 2010 - As the world watches a huge mass of oil the size of Jamaica creep toward the Gulf Coast shoreline, NOAA's Satellite and Information Service is playing a key role in the agency's response to this unfolding disaster. Read More ...
August 1, 2010 - NOAA's Dr. Lane Lubchenco, along with local and national first responders, speak to the public on efforts being taken to avert a major environmental crisis. Dr. Lubchenco visited Louisiana Gulf Coast Communities within days of the BP Oil Spill to get a first-hand look at the affected areas.
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May 2010 - A compiled list of NESDIS departments and data centers participating in the response, study and cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico. Read More ...
June 18, 2010 -The FCC issued a Public Notice on June 4, 2010, seeking comments by June 28, 2010 from non-federal users of the 1675-1710 MHz band spectrum. This spectrum is currently used by NOAA satellites and the federal government is considering auctioning it to the commercial sector for mobile broadband use. Read More ...
April 1, 2010 - Fifty years ago on April 1, 1960, the world's first weather satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and opened a new and exciting dimension in weather forecasting. Top leaders from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) hailed the milestone as an example of their agencies' strong partnership and commitment to flying the best satellites today and beyond Read More ...
Febraury 17, 2010 - In spite of massive mounds of snow and the Federal Government being closed because of a one-two punch from Mother Nature, NESDIS satellite operations and product processing personnel delivered top notch service around the clock! Read More ...
September 21, 2009 - The National Space Club is now accepting nominations for the 2009 NOAA David Johnson Award through December 1, 2009... Read More ...
July 27, 2009 - From 22,336 miles in space, NOAA's newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – GOES-14 – took its first full-disc visible image... Read More ...
July 22, 2009 - Scientists from NOAA's Coral Reef Watch Program say conditions are favorable for significant coral bleaching and infectious coral disease outbreaks in the Caribbean... Read More ...
July 17, 2009 - The world's ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for June, breaking the previous high mark set in 2005, , according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center... Read More ...
July 10, 2009 - The June 2009 temperature and precipitation for the contiguous United States were near the long-term average, based on records going back to 1895... Read More ...
June 27, 2009 - NOAA and NASA officials announced a new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), launched tonight, successfully reached orbit... Read More ...
June 17, 2009 - The combined average global land and ocean surface temperatures for May 2009 ranked fourth warmest since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center... Read More ...
May 18, 2009 - The combined average global land and ocean surface temperatures for April 2009 ranked fifth warmest since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis... Read More ...
May 18, 2009 - NOAA today selected 122 college students to receive scholarships as part of the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program... Read More ...
April 16, 2009 - The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for March 2009 was the 10th warmest since records began in 1880, according to an analysis... Read More ...
March 13, 2009 - The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for February 2009 was the ninth warmest since records began in 1880, according to an analysis... Read More ...
March 10, 2009 - Temperatures for winter, December 2008 – February 2009, across the contiguous United States were near average, based on records dating back to 1895... Read More ...
February 18, 2009 - The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for January 2009 was the seventh warmest since records began in 1880, according to... Read More ...
February 9, 2009 - Temperatures for the contiguous United States last month were slightly above the long-term average, based on records going back to 1895, according to... Read More ...
February 6, 2009 - A new NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California today and is now circling the globe every 102 minutes taking... Read More ...
January 28, 2009 - NOAA satellites were key factors in the rescues of 283 people throughout the United States and its surrounding waters in 2008. In each incident, NOAA satellites detected and located... Read More ...
January 22, 2009 - A new NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellite, set to launch next month, will support NOAA's weather and ocean forecasts, including long-range climate predictions for El Niño and La Niña and support... Read More ...
January 14, 2009 - The year 2008 tied with 2001 as the eighth warmest year on record for the Earth, based on the combined average of worldwide land and ocean surface temperatures through December... Read more.