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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Satellite Snapshots
Hurricane Harvey became the first Category-4 hurricane to make landfall along the coast of Texas… -
Satellite Snapshots
The state of Hawaii faces a significant threat from powerful Hurricane Lane, which is expected to… -
Satellite Snapshots
Wildfire smoke continues to cover large portions of the Western U.S. and Canada this week, as above… -
Satellite Snapshots
lumes of hazy smoke stretch across California and southern Oregon, as large wildfires continue to… -
Satellite Snapshots
Hot, dry weather and gusty winds fueled deadly and destructive wildfires near Athens, Greece this… -
Satellite Snapshots
Smoke from the Ferguson Fire burning outside California's Yosemite National Park appears in… -
Satellite Snapshots
This multi-day infrared imagery from the NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP polar orbiting satellites shows the… -
Satellite Snapshots
Plumes of smoke blow across northern California in the wake of several wildfires that erupted…