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Sally's Total Rainfall Really Added Up
CMORPH (NOAA Climate Prediction Center MORPHing technique) showed total rainfall produced by Hurricane Sally over several days.
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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA-20 Spots Rare Mediterranean Hurricane-Like Storm
The NOAA-20 satellite zoomed in on a hurricane-like storm over the Mediterranean, known as a "medicane," as it approached western Greece.
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Feature Story
At Least Four Billion-Dollar Disasters Struck the U.S. in August
In August 2020, the contiguous U.S. saw at least four different billion-dollar disasters.
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At Least Four Billion-Dollar Disasters Struck the U.S. in August
In August 2020, the contiguous U.S. saw at least four different billion-dollar disasters.
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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA-20 Shows Nighttime Lights and Hurricane Sally
Day/Night band imagery shows us nighttime views of clouds and lights. This image was captured by NOAA-20 on Sept. 15, 2020.
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Feature Story
Top 5 Times Solar Activity Affected Earth
Over the course of the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle, the star goes through a period of increased and decreased activity…
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Feature Story
What’s the Big Deal about Solar Cycles?
The Sun is Earth’s nearest star—a giant orb of hydrogen and helium about 93 million miles away. To many people, it looks…
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Satellite Snapshots
The Great Galveston Hurricane
This Image of the Day shows before-and-after imagery from the Great Galveston hurricane of 1900.
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