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Wildfires burn millions of acres across the U.S. every year. According to the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Policy Analysis, wildfires cost the U.S. approximately $424 billion annually, including firefighting resources, evacuations,…

It was a busy – and successful – year for NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service. We celebrated 50 years of NOAA’s GOES satellites in 2025.

It was a busy – and successful – year for NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service. We celebrated 50 years of NOAA’s GOES satellites in 2025.

Lightning is a dangerous weather hazard that poses a significant threat to life and property. It can strike at any time, but is most common in the summer months.

Since mid-May, NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring heat signatures and thick plumes of smoke (some stretching thousands of miles) from wildfires burning across Canada. Driven by heat, drought, and dry conditions, more than 160 fires kicked…

On Friday, May 16, 2025, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured a rare dust storm pushing across northern Illinois, northern Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan area.

NOAA satellites have been monitoring several large wildfires in Minnesota.

NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring the Jones Road Fire, which erupted on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in a region of eastern New Jersey known as the Pine Barrens. Fueled by strong, gusty winds, low humidity, and dry undergrowth, the blaze has…