• Strong El Niño Continues
    NOAA has released an update to its El Niño advisory. This image shows the satellite sea surface temperature departure for the month…
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  • Typhoon Champi Develops Massive Eye
    Taken on October 22, 2015 at 0400 UTC by the Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS sensor, this colorized infrared image shows the extremely…
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  • 2015 Antarctic Ozone Hole Area Approaches Annual Maximum
    The Antarctic ozone hole, which typically reaches its annual peak area between mid-September and early October, formed more slowly…
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  • The Caspian Sea
    The Volga River, Europe's longest and largest river by volume, flows from northwest Russia into the Caspian Sea. The delta created…
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  • The Zambezi River
    The border of Angola and Zambia features some dramatic geology, with bending rivers, vegetated riverbanks and barren plains. The…
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  • New Analysis of Ocean Color for World Ocean Day
    June 8th is World Ocean Day, and starting this month, NOAA has a more accurate analysis of global phytoplankton concentrations, also…
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  • Swirling Sea Surfaces
    The swirling of sea surface waters is shown in this thermal infrared image from the Suomi NPP spacecraft on April 12, 2015 in an area…
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  • Swirling Sea Surfaces
    The swirling of sea surface waters is shown in this thermal infrared image from the Suomi NPP spacecraft on April 12, 2015 in an area…
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