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Rising Waters: Leveraging VIIRS for Enhanced Global Flood Preparedness and Response
As climate-driven floods intensify, VIIRS provides near real-time data to bolster global preparedness and protect vulnerable communities.
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Satellite Snapshots
Severe Geomagnetic Storm Causes Visible Aurora in North America
On Oct. 11, 2024, the aurora borealis dazzled many across North America due to a severe geomagnetic storm.
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Feature Story
Tackling Global Food Security With the Help of LEO Satellite Vegetation Health Products
The USDA uses the Vegetation Health Index (VHI) generated with VIIRS data to enhance crop monitoring and analysis.
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Earth from Orbit
Ernesto Brings Dangerous Seas to North America’s Atlantic Coast
Even with the storm hundreds of miles offshore, Hurricane Ernesto was still being felt Saturday along much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, with dangerous rip currents forcing public beaches to close during one of the final busy weekends of the summer…
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Feature Story
Employee Spotlight: Olaf McCreary
Meet Olaf McCreary, a satellite engineer at NOAA’s Office of Low Earth Orbit Observations.
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Satellite Snapshots
Hurricane Beryl Brings Massive Power Outages to East Texas
NOAA-21 captured imagery of the devastating power loss across East Texas following Hurricane Beryl’s landfall.
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Announcement
From Satellites to Smog: Enhancing Atmospheric Models with JPSS Observations for Better Air Quality Forecasts
Atmospheric models assimilate ozone and trace gas data from JPSS instruments to improve real-time predictions of global air quality.
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Satellite Snapshots
Northern Lights From Over the North Pole
NOAA’s JPSS Program satellites captured imagery of the stunning auroras that were visible in locations across the globe on May 11, 2024.
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