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Mishap board completes investigation into NOAA’s GOES-17 ABI
A blockage in the loop heat pipe of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), the primary instrument on NOAA’s GOES-17 satellite ,…
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Satellite Snapshots
GOES East Monitors Saharan Dust
GOES East is ideally located to detect Saharan dust blowing across the Atlantic Ocean, as shown in this GeoColor image on August 1,…
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Satellite Snapshots
Smoke from Siberian wildfires reaches the Western U.S.
The Suomi-NPP Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) aerosol index shows smoke moving across eastern Russia into Alaska, down the west…
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Feature Story
Wildfires from Space: How the View from Above Helps Firefighters on the Ground
From 10,000 feet above ground, pilots can spot the glow of a fire. Data from satellites and aircraft help make firefighting decisions.
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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA-20 Watches Two Tropical Storms Strengthening in the Eastern Pacific
Tropical Storms Erick and Flossie, seen together in this July 28, 2019 view from the NOAA-20 satellite, are strengthening in the…
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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA Satellites Monitor Arctic Wildfires
This true-color composite image of smoke from Arctic wildfires spreading across Alaska and Canada was captured by both GOES East and…
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Satellite Snapshots
GOES West Observes Wildfires in Arizona
NOAA’s GOES West satellite zoomed in on two wildfires near Flagstaff, Ariz. on July 23, 2019. The Museum Fire , currently searing…
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Satellite Snapshots
Wildfire Smoke Gets Trapped in Low Pressure System Over Russia
Smoke from active wildfires burning across northern Russia got caught in a low pressure system near the Verkhne-Tazovsky State Natural…
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