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On Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 3:41 p.m. local time, the National Weather Service recorded a blistering temperature of 130 degrees…
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NOAA satellites provide critical information for forecasting and tracking tropical storms and hurricanes Image Credit: Steve…
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A new satellite designed to capture detailed measurements of sea-surface height and other ocean features is scheduled to…
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August 12, 2020 Between July 30 and August 4, the Milne Ice Shelf collapsed into the Arctic Ocean. As Canada’s last fully intact ice shelf , it was…
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The globe had another year where all-time records were either challenged or broken, as 2019 ranked among the world’s…
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On August 10, 2020, NOAA’s GOES-East satellite tracked severe thunderstorms as they raced across much of the Midwest and caused a…
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When Hurricane Hanna, the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, blew through south Texas last month, it was an…
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August 03, 2020 Over the course of several hours on August 2, 2020, NOAA’s GOES-West satellite viewed the Apple Fire in Riverside County, California,…