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his December 6, 2017, true-color image from Suomi NPP’s VIIRS instrument shows large plume of smoke drifting out over the Pacific, pushed by the strong Santa Ana winds.
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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Image of snowfall in the southern united states
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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Image of Morocco
The High Atlas Mountains, Separating Morocco & Algeria
This image, captured by the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite, shows the unique landscape of the border region separating Morocco and…
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Santa Ana Winds Fuel Southern California Wildfires
Fast-moving fires ignited this week in parts of Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, California.
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GOES-S Countdown to Zero Port Canaveral, FL
GOES-S Countdown to T-Zero, Episode 2: Special Delivery
NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft is one step closer in the final journey to T-zero, as the booster and Centaur upper stage arrive for inspection.
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GOES-S Countdown To T-Zero, Episode 1: Launch Fever
NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft, the next in a series of advanced weather satellites, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft.