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Flashes in the Sky: How the Lightning Sensor on a Weather Satellite Can Also Track Meteoroids
What do lightning strikes and meteoroids zipping through space have in common? It turns out they both can be tracked from a…
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Thermal Imagery of the Ferguson Fire in Northern California
Smoke from the Ferguson Fire burning outside California's Yosemite National Park appears in this false color image captured by the NOAA…
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Tracking Lightning from Space: How Satellites Keep You Safe During Thunderstorms
Lightning strikes, giant sparks of electricity in Earth’s atmosphere that are hotter than the surface of the sun , are a major…
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Tropical Storm Chris, Beryl's Remnants, and More Saharan Dust over the Atlantic
Several interesting atmospheric features appear in this GOES East satellite image of the western Atlantic Ocean, captured July 9, 2018…
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New Data Visualization Shows 2017 Sea Surface Temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean
Satellites are a valuable tool for monitoring Earth’s oceans, which cover more than 70 percent of our planet. This visualization…
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The Expanding County Fire in Northern California
This multi-day infrared imagery from the NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP polar orbiting satellites shows the dangerous wildfires that continue to…
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NOAA to Enter Third Decade of Monitoring Sea Level with Jason-3
NOAA began monitoring sea level more than 20 years ago, with the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite in 1992. NOAA launched its newest in the series, Jason 3.
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Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Launch of Jason-3
A year has passed since the Jason-3 satellite rocketed into space. NOAA's Laboratory of Satellite Altimetry provided us a report on those 365 days.
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