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Ruang Volcano Eruption
The Himawari-9 satellite, operated by our partners at the Japan Meteorological Agency, monitored sulfur dioxide erupting from the Ruang volcano in Indonesia, then expanding and diffusing throughout the surrounding atmosphere from April 17–18, 2024.
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Sandstorm Sweeps Across the Gobi Desert
The GEO-KOMPSAT 2A satellite watches strong winds carry a large dust plume from the Gobi Desert.
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Earth from Orbit
Fires Rage Across Texas Panhandle
The largest wildfire in Texas’s state history broke out on Feb. 26, 2024 and quickly spread within days, fueled by dry, windy conditions.
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STAR AI Products Fundamental to Improving Wildfire Detection and Response Time
Wildfires have gained national attention because of recent activity in Hawaii, California, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas.
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Bushfires Burn in Australia
The Advanced Himawari Imager onboard the Himawari-9 satellite captured this imagery of the ongoing bushfires
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Today’s Satellite Image: Smoke Trails Behind Agnes
On September 27, 2023, the VIIRS instrument onboard NOAA’s JPSS satellites captured this GeoColor imagery of Canadian wildfire smoke being pulled acro
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Earth from Orbit
Fires Blaze Across the Western U.S.
As record-breaking heat continues to scorch parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, NOAA satellites are monitoring fires in the western U.S., which
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Earth from Orbit
NOAA Satellites Monitor Severe Weather and Smoke
As catastrophic flooding impacts the Northeast, this week skies across the region and particularly along the central and eastern U.S. have also been a
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