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First Light Image from NOAA-20 VIIRS Captures Thomas Fire
Twenty-five days after JPSS-1 (NOAA-20) was launched into Earth orbit, the satellite sent back its first Visible Infrared Imagery.
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NOAA's JPSS-1 Satellite, Now Known as NOAA-20
In 2017, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with the support of their partners at The National Aeronautics and Space…
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California Wildfire Smoke Wrapped Up Into an Approaching Storm
The Suomi-NPP satellite captured this image of smoke from California's wildfires being drawn northward into an approaching storm system.
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South for the winter: NOAA’s GOES-S satellite arrives in Florida ahead of 2018 launch
NOAA’s GOES-S, the second in a series of next-generation satellites, headed south for the winter this week as it readies for launch.
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Suomi NPP Provides Imagery Data Used to Monitor California Wildfires
Several large fires continue to burn in California—the nearly 7,000-acre Rye Fire (90% contained), the 4,100-acre Lilac Fire (80% contained) and the l
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Unusual Early-Season Snowfall in the South
December 11, 2017 NOAA/NASA's Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of an unusual early-season snow that fell across the South on December 9, 2017…
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La Nina
Whereas El Nino is associated with warmer than normal temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, La Nina is the reverse -- a cooling…
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Why Are Some Coral Reefs Dying? NOAA Satellites & NOAA’s Coral Program Help Conserve These Vulnerable Habitats
The ocean is home to critical coral reef ecosystems that provide a home to millions of plant, fish and marine animals.
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