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NOAA: Near-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Most Likely This Year
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season has a chance for 10-16 named storms, of which 4-8 could become hurricanes.
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Suomi NPP Keeps an Eye on Hazardous River Ice and Floods
As part of the River Ice and Flooding Initiative, NOAA scientists with the Joint Polar Satellite System are working with…
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Announcement
NOAA Experiments Help Build a Better Forecast
NOAA satellite experts and weather forecasters are working together at the Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) in Norman, Oklahoma…
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Announcement
NOAA Experiments Help Build a Better Forecast
NOAA satellite experts and weather forecasters are working together at the Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) in Norman, Oklahoma…
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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA Retires NOAA-16 Polar Satellite, Exceeding Expected Lifespan by 10 Years
After more than 13 years of helping to predict weather and climate patterns and save lives in search and rescue operations, NOAA…
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Satellite Snapshots
Tracking Cyclones: Intensity
Tropical cyclones have a wide range of wind speeds that are used to classify their intensities. NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center…
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Satellite Snapshots
Tracking Cyclones: Frequency
Tropical cyclones form in most ocean basins – some more frequently than others. Before the advent of the satellite era, hurricane…
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New Satellite Instrument takes guesswork out of Flossie's Nightime Track
A powerful sensor onboard the Suomi NPP satellite played a critical role in locating the position of Tropical Storm Flossie.
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