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
June 8th is World Ocean Day, and starting this month, NOAA has a more accurate analysis of global… -
Satellite Snapshots
The swirling of sea surface waters is shown in this thermal infrared image from the Suomi NPP… -
Satellite Snapshots
This image from the Suomi NPP satellite's Day/Night Band shows the eastern part of the U.S.… -
Satellite Snapshots
Located in the Saharan Desert (northern Niger), the Air Mountains rise over one mile high, creating… -
Satellite Snapshots
High resolution imagery from the VIIRS instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite shows a highly… -
Satellite Snapshots
After more than 13 years of helping to predict weather and climate patterns and save lives in… -
Satellite Snapshots
While the USGS/NASA Landsat satellite mission has taken amazing images over the last 44 years, the… -
Satellite Snapshots
The Himalayas – with some of the highest mountain peaks on Earth – serve as a continental divide…