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This data visualization shows very cold temperatures gripping large portions of North America on Jan. 1, 2018, including the central…
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Every year at midnight on December 31st, the mathematical and mysterious converge as we witness a new year begin! It’s a…
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The Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument captured these parallel rows of clouds, known as "cloud streets" streaming over the Great Lakes.
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As the Earth completes its 2017 journey around the Sun, NOAA's fleet of satellites had an amazing view along the way. This…
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The ocean floor is largely unexplored - ship based measurements, such as sonar, have mapped a small percentage of the open ocean…
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NOAA's satellites have detected a plume of dust moving off the coast of Africa. Though quite common, this particular plume, also called the Saharan…
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Now in its new GOES East position, the advanced GOES-16 satellite has officially joined NOAA’s operational observation network, providing forecasters
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This data visualization shows the maximum wind gusts of Hurricane Irma.