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NOAA’s Satellite Fleet Watches Over Blazing California Wildfires
As news of the rising death toll from the California fires continues, NOAA satellites help capture the extent of the wildfires.
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High Resolution Thermal Imagery of the California Wildfires
This false-color image (captured on Oct. 9th) was created by combining three of the Suomi NPP satellite's high resolution thermal visible channels.
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VIIRS Data Captures Raging Wildfires in California
Data from the VIIRS instrument aboard NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite from October 9, 2017 shows the extent of the fires burning in California.
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Active Fires
This data visualization shows the maximum wind gusts from Hurricane Irma from September 7 to September 10, 2017. Note how the…
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GOES-16 Sees Detwiler Fire's Hot Spots
The high-resolution Advanced Baseline Imager aboard GOES-16 can provide imagery of hot spots like never before.
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Fires Dot the Landscape in Angola's Dry Season
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this color-enhanced infrared…
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It’s a Dusty World: NOAA Satellites Help Us Keep Track of It
It's dusty out there. Beyond the research indicating the frequency of dust storms is on the rise around the world, scientists…
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Not Just Blowing Smoke: Satellites Play Vital Role in Spotting, Monitoring Fires
Fires, whether naturally occurring or man-made, have substantial impacts on both the landscape and air quality. Fortunately,…
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