Satellite Snapshots

Our dynamic planet changes constantly.

This compendium of recent featured views showcases the most significant weather and environmental events from around the world.

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Satellite Snapshots

GOES-East Watches Supercells Split as Powerful Storm System Moves Eastward

GOES-East satellite has been monitoring severe thunderstorms that brought torrential rain,…
April 13, 2020
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This Day In History: Mount Tambora Explosively Erupts in 1815

April 10, 2020 On this day in 1815, Mount Tambora, seen here on April 10, 2020,by the Himawari-8…
April 10, 2020
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GOES West Sees Cut-Off Low Bringing Wintry Mix to Southern California

GOES West's water vapor band shows a low-pressure area off California that has become isolated…
April 9, 2020
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Fires Break Out Near Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

April 08, 2020 On April 5, 2020, NOAA-20 passed over Ukraine as fires broke out within and around…
April 8, 2020
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Cyclone Tracks

NCEI's global inventory of tropical cyclones, IBTrACS, lets forecasters analyze current storms…
April 7, 2020
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Super “Pink” Moon is the Biggest and Brightest of the Year

Tonight will be the biggest and brightest full moon, colloquially called a "supermoon,"…
April 7, 2020
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NOAA-20 Sees Two Cyclones Developing in the Southern Hemisphere

NOAA-20 captured this imagery of two tropical cyclones that developed in the Southern Hemisphere.…
April 3, 2020
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NOAA-20 Shows Snowpack Within The Himalayas

April 02, 2020 On March 29, 2020, the NOAA-20 satellite viewed the snowpack on top of the Hindu…
April 2, 2020

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