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GOES-West Views Lake Fire’s Explosive Growth
Friday, August 14, 2020
Canada’s Milne Ice Shelf Collapses
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
GOES-East Watches Derecho Slam Midwest
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
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NOAA Satellites Focus On Smoke from Fires across South America
Friday, August 7, 2020
NOAA Updates 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Heavy Snow in the Andes has GOES-East Seeing Red this Winter
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Nishinoshima Volcano Erupts Near Tropical Storm Hagupit
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Apple Fire Takes a Bite Out of California’s Landscape
Monday, August 3, 2020
Saharan Dust Continues To Blow Over the Atlantic; Hurricane Isaias Forms Near the Bahamas
Friday, July 31, 2020
Siberian Smoke Swirls Over Alaskan Coast
Thursday, July 30, 2020
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GOES-West “Eyes” Hurricane Douglas in the Pacific
Friday, July 24, 2020
GOES-East Witnesses the Birth of Tropical Storm Gonzalo
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Wyoming Supercells Cause Hail on Earth
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
A Cluster of Storms Clamor Over West Coast of Florida
Friday, July 17, 2020
JPSS Satellites Monitor Historic Flooding in China
Thursday, July 16, 2020
A View of Deadly Minnesota Thunderstorms from Earth Orbit
Friday, July 10, 2020
NOAA-20 Spots Fires Burning in Central Africa
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
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“Wagon Wheel” Clouds Drift Toward Hawaii
Thursday, July 2, 2020
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Haboob Tube: GOES-West Watched Intense Dust Storm Sweep across Nevada
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Saharan Air Layer Leaves Cuban Storm in the Dust
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Extraordinary Heat and Massive Fires are Scorching Siberia
Monday, June 22, 2020
NOAA Satellite Tracking Dust and Sand Being Blown from Sahara Desert
Thursday, June 18, 2020
GOES-East Zooms in on Wildfires in the West
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
GOES-West Spies Ship Tracks Over the Eastern Pacific
Monday, June 15, 2020
Hot Air and Dust Blow Over Tulsa
Friday, June 12, 2020
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GOES-East Zooms in on “Supercool” Cloud Phenomenon Over Florida
Thursday, June 11, 2020
NOAA Satellites Watch Cristobal’s Birth and Path in the Gulf Of Mexico
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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Largest Solar Flare Since 2017 Spotted on the Sun
Friday, June 5, 2020
Tropical Cyclone Nisarga Hits Western Coast of India
Cyclone Nisarga Makes Landfall in India, Largely Spares Mumbai
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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Storm System Kicks Up Dust and Sand from Gobi Desert
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
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NOAA’s Newest Polar-Orbiting Satellite Celebrates a Milestone
Friday, May 29, 2020
West Coast Water Vapor/Omega Block Set Up
Building Omega Block Scorches Southern California
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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“Once-In-A-Decade” Storm Battered Western Australia This Weekend
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
NOAA Satellites Capture Flooding from Dam Failure in Midland, Michigan
Thursday, May 21, 2020
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Tropical Cyclone Amphan Heads Toward India and Bangladesh
Monday, May 18, 2020
Typhoon Vongfong Forms, Kicking Off the West Pacific Typhoon Season
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Smoke (And A Glint) In GOES-East’s Eye During Florida Fires
Friday, May 8, 2020
World’s Largest Iceberg Loses Big Chunk, but Keeps Title
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Derecho Sweeps Across the Nation’s Midsection
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
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GOES-East Watches Line of Supercell Thunderstorms Over Nebraska
Monday, May 4, 2020
Derecho Outflow Interacts with Sierra Madre Cloud Formation
Friday, May 1, 2020
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Fires Ignite Near Oil Tank Facility On Lake Maracaibo
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Long Squall Line Seen on GOES-East
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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GOES-East Watches Thunderstorms Blossom Over Cuba
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Photo of Continental US and California Coast
GOES-West Shows Stationary Cloud Cover Over Bay Area, Causing Strong Sunlight on Ground
Monday, April 27, 2020
Photo of Southern Africa and the Namib Desert
Explore the Namib Desert of Southern Africa
Friday, April 24, 2020
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Storms Plow Through the South, Bringing Deadly Tornadoes
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Photo of Globe, Western Hemisphere
On Earth Day, Explore The 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Origins of Earth
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
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Two Cyclones Swirl in the North Pacific
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Photo of Continental US and Gulf of Mexico
This Day in History: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Occurred
Monday, April 20, 2020
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NOAA-20 Captures Clear View of the Mississippi River Delta
Friday, April 17, 2020
Easter Sunday Tornado Scars Mississippi Landscape
Thursday, April 16, 2020
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Tropical Cyclone Jeruto Forms Over the Indian Ocean
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
After Nine Days, Fires Near Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Are Extinguished
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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GOES-East Watches Supercells Split as Powerful Storm System Moves Eastward
Monday, April 13, 2020
This Day In History: Mount Tambora Explosively Erupts in 1815
Friday, April 10, 2020
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GOES-West Sees Cut-Off Low Bringing Wintry Mix to Southern California
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Photo of Europe and Ukraine
Fires Break Out Near Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
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Super “Pink” Moon is the Biggest and Brightest of the Year
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
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NOAA-20 Sees Two Cyclones Developing in the Southern Hemisphere
Friday, April 3, 2020
Photo of the Hindu Kush Himalayas
NOAA-20 Shows Snowpack Within The Himalayas
Thursday, April 2, 2020
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60 Years Ago Today, the First Successful Weather Satellite Was Launched
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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Suomi-NPP Spies Grass Fires in Kansas
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Tornadoes Rip Through Arkansas
Monday, March 30, 2020
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GOES-East Sees Smoke Plumes from Fires in Argentina and Paraguay
Friday, March 27, 2020
Photo of Continental US and Great Lakes Region
Italy Under Threat of Flooding and Landslides from Heavy Rain
Thursday, March 26, 2020
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Himawari-8 Sees Rain Clouds Over Indonesia as Monsoon Season Comes to a Close
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Photo of Yucatan Peninsula and Fires
GOES-East Views Agricultural Fires in Yucatán Peninsula
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
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GOES-East Watched North Atlantic Cyclone Pummel Iceland Over the Weekend
Monday, March 23, 2020
Photo of Australia and New Zealand, near 40th parallel S
From the Roaring Forties to the Furious Sixties: A View of Australia and New Zealand from the JPSS Fleet
Friday, March 20, 2020
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This Year’s Vernal Equinox Is the Earliest in 124 Years
Thursday, March 19, 2020
On This Day in 1925, the U.S. Suffered Its Worst Tornado in History
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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A View of Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Tropical Cyclone Herold Develops In South Indian Ocean
Monday, March 16, 2020
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Powerful “Dragon” Storm Hits Egypt while Israel Prepares for Impact
Friday, March 13, 2020
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Prescribed Burn Brings Haziness to D.C. Area
Thursday, March 12, 2020
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Tropical Cyclone 21S Spins off Northwestern Australia
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Photo of Continental US and Atmospheric River
Atmospheric River Brings Rain and Moisture to Midwest and South
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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Strong Winds Sweep Desert Dust Across the Persian Gulf
Monday, March 9, 2020
Photo of Continental Europe and Russia
Russia Has Unusually Warm Winter
Friday, March 6, 2020
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Large Low Pressure System Swirls in the North Atlantic
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Photo of Brazil and Low Pressure System
Record Rainfall Brings Flooding and Landslides to Southeastern Brazil
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
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Deadly Tornadoes Tear Through Tennessee
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Photo of Continental US and Sierra Nevada Range
Sierra Nevada Snowpack on the Decline
Monday, March 2, 2020
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NOAA-20 Spies Ice and Cloud Streets Over the Labrador Sea
Friday, February 28, 2020
Photo of Continental US and Great Lakes Region
Lake Effect Snow Dumps on the Great Lakes Region
Thursday, February 27, 2020
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NOAA-20 Zooms In on Smoke from Fires in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Photo of Pacific Ocean, Australia, Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand and Tropical Low Esther
Dual Cyclones Swirl Above Australia’s Northern Coast
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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NOAA-20 Watches Sandstorm Blow Over Canary Islands
Monday, February 24, 2020
Two Contrasting Records of Heat and Snow Set in Anchorage, Alaska
Friday, February 21, 2020
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Von Kármán Vortices Make Swirling Cloud Patterns off Canary Islands
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Photo of Continental US and Atmospheric River
Rain Saturates The South
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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Winter Weather and Wind Affecting Western and Southern Alaska
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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Frigid Air and Bitter Wind Chills Blast the Northern U.S.
Friday, February 14, 2020
First Complete View of the World’s Weather Collected by TIROS IX 55 Years Ago
Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Tropical Cyclone Uesi Forms Near Vanuatu in the South Pacific
Monday, February 10, 2020
Powerful Storm Brings Everything from Severe Weather to Heavy Snow to the East Coast
Friday, February 7, 2020
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GOES-East Watches Severe Thunderstorms Pound the Southeast
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Tropical Cyclone Francisco Spins in South Indian Ocean
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Image of winter storm over Texas
Winter Storm Sweeps Across the US
Tuesday, February 4, 2020