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Celebrating 60 Years of the World’s First Weather Satellite
Tuesday, March 31, 2020On April 1, 1960, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched TIROS-1, the world’s first successful…
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The World According to Weather Satellites
Honoring the 60th Anniversary of the First Weather Satellite Launch web map in new window On April 1, 1960, the first operational weather satellite,…
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Suomi-NPP Spies Grass Fires in Kansas
The Suomi-NPP satellite captured imagery of fires dotting Kansas as it passed overhead.
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Tornadoes Rip Through Arkansas
March 30, 2020 On March 28, 2020, GOES-East tracked supercell thunderstorms in Arkansas, which later produced several tornadoes. This included an EF3…
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GOES-East Sees Smoke Plumes from Fires in Argentina and Paraguay
On March 24, 2020, NOAA’s GOES-East satellite zoomed in on wispy smoke plumes from fires burning in Argentina and Paraguay. These vast…
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Himawari-8 Sees Rain Clouds Over Indonesia as Monsoon Season Comes to a Close
On March 23, 2020, the Himawari-8 satellite spied dense clouds producing heavy rain over Indonesia. Located between the Indian and…
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GOES-East Views Agricultural Fires in Yucatán Peninsula
March 24, 2020 On March 24, 2020, the GOES-East satellite viewed the Yucatán Peninsula as prescribed fires peppered its northwestern coast. Its…
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GOES East Watched North Atlantic Cyclone Pummel Iceland Over the Weekend
On Sunday, March 22, 2020, the GOES East satellite captured imagery of a large extratropical mid-latitude cyclone in the North…
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