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The Future of Ocean Acidification
December 18, 2019 The ocean has been playing an important role in helping slow down global climate change by removing greenhouse gas carbon dioxide …
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Then and Now—The Blizzard of 2009 vs. a Chilly 2019
On the eastern coast of North America on Dec. 18, 2019, the GOES-16 satellite showed a long cold front that stretched from…
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Alejandro Egido wins the 2019 NOAA David Johnson Award
The prestigious and highly competitive Dave Johnson award recognizes innovation and achievement of young professionals in the use of satellite data fo
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Australian Wildfires Continue to Burn Amid Heat Wave
As massive wildfires continue to rage in the southeastern states of Australia, a dangerous heat wave is also moving across the…
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Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Sweep Across Northern and Central Louisiana
On Dec. 16, 2019, GOES East spotted severe thunderstorms that reportedly produced a tornado near the city of Alexandria, Louisiana…
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This Day in History: Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 1631
Although Mt. Vesuvius's famous eruption that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred in 79 AD, the mountain has had a long history of eruptions.
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NOAA-20 Captures a Sparkly Night View
As the NOAA-20 satellite passed over the eastern United States on the night of the last full moon of the year, the sky was mostly…
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Trade Winds and Low Pressure System from Middle East and Northern Africa Causes Rain for Sunny Cyprus
On Dec. 11, 2019, NOAA-20 captured this image of an unusual westerly trade wind flow in Northern Africa — this pattern was caused…
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