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50 Years of Monitoring the Stormy Seas: Hurricane Tracking with NOAA’s GOES Satellites
For 50 years , NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have kept a constant vigil over the Western Hemisphere.
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Earth from Orbit
NOAA Satellites Track Deadly Severe Weather Across the Nation
NOAA satellites have been monitoring a potent and complex spring weather pattern responsible for nearly a week-long stretch of severe weather, including two destructive tornado outbreaks across the central U.S. from May 15–16 and May 18–20, 2025.
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Environmental Intelligence: Sensing Danger from Orbit. Part Two: Front Lines & High Seas
NOAA contributes 90% of the weather information used by the defense and intelligence communities. Satellites offer a view unrivaled by terrestrial technology.
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Satellite Snapshots
GOES East Tracks Wildfires in Minnesota
NOAA satellites have been monitoring several large wildfires in Minnesota.
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Earth from Orbit
NOAA Satellites Track Large New Jersey Wildfire
NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring the Jones Road Fire, which erupted on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in a region of eastern New Jersey known as the Pine Barrens. Fueled by strong, gusty winds, low humidity, and dry undergrowth, the blaze has…
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Earth from Orbit
Happy Earth Day from NOAA Satellites
NOAA satellites have been monitoring Earth’s weather and environment since 1970, which also happened to be the year the first official Earth Day took place!
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Feature Story
NOAA’s GOES-19 Now Operational as GOES East, Providing Critical New Data to Forecasters
NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite has officially began operations as GOES East.
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Satellite Snapshots
GOES East Monitors Severe Weather, Tornado Outbreak
On April 2, 2025, NOAA’s GOES East (GOES-16) satellite captured imagery of numerous severe thunderstorms erupting across the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys.
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