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Tuesday, February 4, 2020Photo courtesy of the Sterling, Va., NWS Forecast OfficeTen years ago this week, the Eastern U.S. was getting pounded by a…
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From its vantage point nearly 22,300 miles up, the GOES West satellite captured this imagery of ship tracks embedded in stratocumulus clouds.
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The incredible 2005 Atlantic hurricane season smashed many long-standing records. Some of the words used to describe it included,…
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Forty years ago today, iconic Mount St. Helens erupted in southwestern Washington state in the deadliest and most economically…
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Taking a step back and viewing the Earth from above not only can spark awe, it also can inspire change. Case in point—in…
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Earth Day celebrates its golden anniversary in 2020, NOAA too is celebrating 50 years of monitoring the Earth’s weather,…
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GOES satellites provide beautiful images of Earth. But what you see are digital representations of the data they capture. How are the images created?
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Numerous atmospheric events are taking place in this dynamic shot from GOES-East, taken on Jan. 31, 2020.