Earth from Orbit
Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Mississippi coast.
Earth from Orbit
After a relatively quiet start to the Atlantic hurricane season, Erin became the first hurricane of the year in the Atlantic basin on Aug.15 and rapidly intensified into a major Category 5 storm the following day.
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The Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites, also known as POES, have played an extremely important role in monitoring the planet’s weather and environment since the launch of the first satellite in the series in 1978.
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NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the British Geological Survey have released their joint Technical Report for the 2025 World Magnetic Model (WMM 2025).
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A reanalysis of GOES-16 satellite data revealed a record-breaking lightning megaflash that stretched 515 miles across the southern U.S. in 2017, now certified by the WMO as the longest ever recorded.
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LEO satellites provide essential ocean color data that supports sustainable fisheries and protects Alaska’s seafood economy.
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Having the data to prepare and respond to wildfires is essential to forecasters and communities. Including having the information on the smoke impacting air quality hundreds of miles away from the fire source.
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NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On - Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory, the first NOAA satellite fully dedicated to continuous, operational space weather observations, has arrived in Florida in preparation for its Fall 2025 launch.