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
The Antarctic ozone hole, which typically reaches its annual peak area between mid-September and… -
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The Volga River, Europe's longest and largest river by volume, flows from northwest Russia… -
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The border of Angola and Zambia features some dramatic geology, with bending rivers, vegetated… -
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June 8th is World Ocean Day, and starting this month, NOAA has a more accurate analysis of global… -
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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.… -
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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…