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NOAA Satellites Monitor Record-Breaking Heat Wave
NOAA scientists have been monitoring a sweltering and record-breaking heat wave that has been sweeping through the Midwest and eastern United States using the Global Forecast System (GFS) model.
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50 Years of Monitoring the Stormy Seas: Hurricane Tracking with NOAA’s GOES Satellites
For 50 years , NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have kept a constant vigil over the Western Hemisphere.
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50 Years of Monitoring the Stormy Seas: Hurricane Tracking with NOAA’s GOES Satellites
For 50 years , NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have kept a constant vigil over the Western Hemisphere.
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Seeing Tomorrow’s Floods Today: The Role of NOAA Satellites in Inundation Mapping
River flooding poses a serious threat to communities across the United States, endangering roughly 41 million Americans and putting an estimated $5.5 trillion in assets at risk.
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The Saharan Air Layer: What is it? Why does NOAA track it?
Wednesday, June 24, 2020As we move through the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, you will no doubt hear a lot about the Saharan Air Layer—a mass of…
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Satellite Snapshots
GOES East Tracks Wildfires in Minnesota
NOAA satellites have been monitoring several large wildfires in Minnesota.
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Auroras: Nature’s Light Show Captured From Low Earth Orbit
The JPSS VIIRS Day/Night Band, with its low-light sensitivity, captures auroras and shows how solar particles interact with Earth’s atmosphere.
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Earth from Orbit
Happy Earth Day from NOAA Satellites
NOAA satellites have been monitoring Earth’s weather and environment since 1970, which also happened to be the year the first official Earth Day took place!
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