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The JPSS VIIRS Day/Night Band, with its low-light sensitivity, captures auroras and shows how solar particles interact with Earth’s atmosphere.
Earth from Orbit
NOAA satellites have been monitoring Earth’s weather and environment since 1970, which also happened to be the year the first official Earth Day took place!
Satellite Snapshots
NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites captured striking imagery of sediment runoff due to flooding in the Mississippi River delta from April 8–13, 2025.
Satellite Snapshots
NOAA's JPSS Program satellites captured flooding along the Ohio River on April 7, 2025.
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NOAA satellites closely monitored a powerful and devastating storm system that tore through the central and eastern United States from March 14-16, 2025.
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From their orbits, NOAA satellites can play a vital role in detecting and tracking severe weather, providing forecasters with critical data to predict and monitor life-threatening conditions.
Satellite Snapshots
On March 10, 2025, the NOAA-21 satellite captured this stunning view of lake ice covering parts of Lake Erie.
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LEO satellites provide critical atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial data, enhancing NWS forecasts for severe weather, flooding, and other hazards.