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Large Saharan Dust Plume Blows Across the Atlantic
Although we’re inching closer to the peak of hurricane season — which typically occurs in early September — GOES East spotted one of…
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GOES East Focuses On Wildfire Smoke in the Canary Islands
A wildfire burning on the Island of Gran Canaria in Spain’s Canary Islands is the worst in six years, authorities say. Originating…
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Race for Northernmost Drifting Antarctic Iceberg Ends in a Tie
On February 4, 1979, an iceberg slightly larger in area than the city of Indianapolis was first spotted in the Wilkesland Sea…
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Volcanic Ash Plume on Island Off Madagascar Seen by NOAA-20
The NOAA-20 satellite spied the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Réunion Island, off the Eastern coast of Madagascar, erupting for…
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50 Years After Hurricane Camille, NOAA Satellites Keep U.S. Weather-Ready
In the late evening hours of August 17, 1969, a catastrophic storm named Hurricane Camille slammed into the Gulf Coast. A…
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Algae Bloom in Lake Erie Poses Major Health Threat
A Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB), seen by the Sentinel-2 satellite, has been growing in Lake Erie for the past few weeks, and now covers…
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Low Pressure System Over Atlantic Ocean is Hurtling Toward the United Kingdom
This past week the United Kingdom (UK) has experienced nasty weather and torrential rains, which brought flooding, power outages, and…
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Himawari-8 Observes Trio of Tropical Storms in the Western Pacific
A triangle of tropical storm systems in the Western Pacific Ocean was seen by Japan’s Himawari-8 satellite on Tuesday, August 6, 2019…
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