Earth from Orbit
Roughly 100 wildfires are raging out of control across the western United States and hundreds more are burning in Canada, destroying homes, forcing evacuations, and affecting air quality. NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring these blazes,…
Satellite Snapshots
The 2023/2024 winter season was the warmest on record for Canada and continuing drought conditions led to an early start of the wildfire season for the western part of the country.
Feature Story
A recently-released analysis identified NOAA’s science, Earth observations, and weather and climate services as a high-value benefit to American farmers, ranchers and forestry managers, among others.
Announcement
NASA, on behalf of NOAA, has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for NOAA’s JPSS-4 mission.
Announcement
This summer, Aurora Baker, an Ernest F. Hollings Class of 2023 scholar from the University of Alabama, will be assisting the NOAA Visualization Laboratory's Data in the Classroom.
Earth from Orbit
Parts of the Midwest are cleaning up after thunderstorms barreled through the region on the night of Monday, July 15, 2024, bringing hurricane-force winds and multiple tornadoes around Chicago.
Announcement
On July 15, 2024, NOAA released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Commercial Microwave Sounder Pilot to be conducted under its Commercial Data Purchase (CDP) program.
Feature Story
Meet Olaf McCreary, a satellite engineer at NOAA’s Office of Low Earth Orbit Observations.