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GOES-West Shows Stationary Cloud Cover Over Bay Area, Causing Strong Sunlight on Ground
April 27, 2020 Ever wonder about that special glow from the sky on a cloudy day, when the sun shines through stronger than normal? Besides being…
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Explore the Namib Desert of Southern Africa
April 24, 2020 Seen through the VIIRS sensor of NOAA-20 on April 17, 2020, one of the least inhabited places in the world is mostly located within…
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Storms Plow Through the South, Bringing Deadly Tornadoes
A spring storm system that produced severe thunderstorms across Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana on April 22, 2020.
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On Earth Day, Explore The 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Origins of Earth
April 22, 2020 This special day, first celebrated in 1970, has undergone many changes from its humble beginning. As we look at the GOES-East capture…
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Feature Story
Still Inspiring After 50 Years: Earth Day Images Then and Now
Taking a step back and viewing the Earth from above not only can spark awe, it also can inspire change. Case in point—in…
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Announcement
NOAA Plans First Operational Data Buy from Commercial RO Firms
On April 21, 2020, NOAA released a draft Statement of Work (SOW) for public comment to support NOAA’s first acquisition of commercial space-based radio occultation data for operational use in NOAA’s products and services.
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Satellite Snapshots
Two Cyclones Swirl in the North Pacific
NOAA-20 satellite captured this stunning imagery of two mid-latitude cyclones swirling over the Pacific Ocean.
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Feature Story
Earth Day at 50: Our Planet from Polar Orbit
Earth Day celebrates its golden anniversary in 2020, NOAA too is celebrating 50 years of monitoring the Earth’s weather,…
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