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
Although 75% of the planet is a relatively unchanging ocean of blue, the remaining 25% of Earth… -
Satellite Snapshots
The rotation of tornadoes creates a distinctive signature in radar data, and can be used to… -
Satellite Snapshots
It is that time of year again (it happens twice) when the relative angle of Earth is perpendicular… -
Satellite Snapshots
Just south of the Libyan border in Chad, there is a visible scar in the sands of the Sahara Desert… -
Satellite Snapshots
The incredibly accurate 5-day forecasts for Hurricanes Irene and Sandy have illustrated the… -
Satellite Snapshots
Five days before Sandy made landfall along the New Jersey coastline, NOAA's National Hurricane… -
Satellite Snapshots
This image from the NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument shows Hurricane Sandy… -
Satellite Snapshots
As the NOAA GOES-13 satellite provides on-going operational coverage of Hurricane Sandy, a special…