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Extreme Heat and Severe Weather Plague Parts of North America
A dangerous heat wave that has been affecting more than 50 million people across the southern U.S. and Mexico expanded its reach this week, bringing m
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NOAA Satellites View 2023 Summer and Winter Solstices
The 2023 summer solstice occurred on Wednesday, June 21 at 10:57 a.m. Eastern Time, marking the longest day and shortest night of the year, as well as
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Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blankets U.S.
NOAA satellites are monitoring more than 400 fires currently burning across Canada after unusually hot and dry weather triggered an early and intense
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Wildfires Rage in Western Canada
Although wildfire season in Canada usually begins in early May, when the snow begins to melt and uncover dead vegetation that can become fuel for fire
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Happy Earth Day 2023
The first Earth Day took place in 1970, which also was the same year NOAA was established. Since then, NOAA satellites have been monitoring...
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More Heavy Rain, Snow, and Wind Hitting Western U.S.
After tracking round after round of atmospheric rivers dropping heavy rain across the West Coast this year, NOAA satellites observed a new atmospheric
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NOAA Satellites Help Us Prepare for Severe Weather
Spring is on the horizon. With the promise of warmer temperatures and blooming flowers also comes an increased risk of severe weather.
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Earth from Orbit: Rope Clouds
On Jan. 25, 2023, NOAA satellites captured an unusually long and long-lived rope cloud produced by a cold front over the Gulf of Mexico.