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SUOMI-NPP Satellite Instrument Restored after Radiation Damage
A team of engineers, scientists, and satellite operators recently restored a damaged satellite instrument that is used to measure temperature and wate
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Typhoon Faxai Pummels Tokyo Area
A powerful typhoon made landfall east of Tokyo, Japan, in the Chiba prefecture around 5 a.m. local time on Monday, September 9,…
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How Bits and Bytes of Data Become a Forecast
Every day in America, millions of people wake up with the same question on their minds, “What’s the weather today?” The US…
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GOES East Sees Dorian Moments Before Making Landfall Over Cape Hatteras, NC
Hurricane Dorian made landfall over Cape Hatteras, N.C., at 8:35 a.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph. NOAA's GOES East captured this view of the strong Category 1 storm at 8:20 a.m. EDT, just 15 minutes…
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Three Storms Brewing as Hurricane Season Heats Up
While Hurricane Dorian lashed the Bahamas throughout Labor Day weekend, two other storms were brewing.
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Dorian Slows to a Crawl Over Grand Bahama
Catastrophic Hurricane Dorian slowed to a crawl over Grand Bahama Island overnight and into Labor Day, Monday September 2, 2019
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Large Saharan Dust Plume Blows Across the Atlantic
Although we’re inching closer to the peak of hurricane season — which typically occurs in early September — GOES East spotted one of…
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GOES East Focuses On Wildfire Smoke in the Canary Islands
A wildfire burning on the Island of Gran Canaria in Spain’s Canary Islands is the worst in six years, authorities say. Originating…
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