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Malaria Risk is Increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Health Organization estimates that a child dies every minute due to malaria. As the Horn of Africa moves into its bi…
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NOAA Accurately Predicts Hurricane Irene
Four days before Hurricane Irene struck eastern North Carolina and tracked northward, NOAA's National Hurricane Center accurately projected the storm…
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Deadly Tornado Strikes Joplin, Missouri
The city of Joplin, MO is reeling today after a powerful tornado spun through a densely populated part of town. This image, from GOES…
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Satellite Imagery of Near-Record Flooding Along Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
As of April 29, 2011, the National Weather Service lists 369 locations around in the country as flooded, based on river gauge…
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The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham EF-4 Tornado
Early in the evening of April 27, 2011, The GOES East satellite took this picture, mid-way through the life of a particularly long…
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Touring the Ocean Bottom (Video)
The ocean – it is the most prominent feature on Earth, and of immeasurable importance to life on the planet. But what would it look like if all of…
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Latest NOAA Satellite Analysis of Gulf Oil Spill Extent - June 16, 2010
The latest data (completed on June 15, 2010) from NOAA's Satellite Analysis Branch shows the extent of surface oil in the Gulf. For a…
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Satellite Analysis of Gulf Surface Oil Extents (Video)
Oil has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico since the BP Deepwater Horizon caught fire on April 20th, 2010, exploded, and…
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