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![We have lift off! NOAA’s GOES-R satellite heads to orbit](/s3/2021-07/GOES-R_Launch_Day_111916%20%283%20of%201%29.jpeg)
GOES-R, the first of NOAA’s highly advanced geostationary weather satellites, has successfully lifted off from Cape…
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![Data Dive: Five NOAA Databases That Are Worth Exploring](/s3/migrated/Climate_Normals_frontpage.jpg)
Every day, NOAA’s network of satellites and Earth-based observation system collect some 20 terabytes of environmental data…
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![Upcoming Satellite Mission will Improve Hurricane Forecasts and Climate Science, NOAA Expert Says](/s3/migrated/IMG_0362.jpg)
A new satellite designed to capture detailed measurements of sea-surface height and other ocean features is scheduled to…
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![NOAA’s JPSS-2 Satellite Prepares for Launch](/s3/2022-09/2022_09_30_NOAAsJPSSS2SatellitePreparesForLaunch_STILL_NO_TEXT.png)
On August 19, the JPSS-2 satellite arrived by transport truck to the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, Calif., where it…
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![NEDTalks](https://nesdis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/webp_large/s3/2023-05/NOAA-logo_16x9_NoBorder.png.webp?itok=qg3l7mLt)
NOAA Environmental Data Talks (NEDTalks) feature various data experts and scientists who discuss the many ways they use NOAA…
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![Reflecting on Reflection: Suomi NPP Instruments Aid Monitoring of Earth’s Albedo](/s3/migrated/suomi_npp_viirs_global_land_surface_albedo.jpg)
Albedo—it’s more than just a fancy word to describe the reflectivity of the Earth. It’s an important, albeit complex, factor…
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![Using Satellites to Predict Malaria Risk](/s3/migrated/data_visualization.jpg)
NOAA scientists are using data and imagery from polar-orbiting environmental satellites to predict malaria risk and save…
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![NOAA Releases New Tool to Help Prepare and Protect Vulnerable Populations from Extreme Heat](/s3/migrated/NOAA_Esri_Product.png)
Unusually hot days are becoming much more common. Prolonged periods of these unusually hot days - known as heat waves - are…
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![The NOAA Satellites Dating Game: Be Our Valentine!](/s3/2021-07/satellitevalentine.png)
In celebration of Valentine’s Day we have hearts in our eyes as we think about our amazing satellites. They each have…
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Geographic information system applications for displaying polar-orbiting and geostationary satellite data.
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![Earth from Orbit: NOAA Satellites Celebrate Earth Day](/s3/2022-04/2022_04_22_EarthDay_STILL_NO_TEXT_1.png)
Throughout history, humans have wondered what Earth looked like from above. The Mesopotamians believed the world was a flat…
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![NOAA’s JPSS-2 Satellite Completes Critical Testing Milestone](/s3/2022-06/JPSS-2%20TVAC%20Thumbnail.png)
NOAA’s JPSS-2 satellite has cleared a critical testing milestone, bringing it a step closer to launch. On Saturday, the…
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![Happy Earth Day 2023](/s3/2023-04/2023_04_20_Earth_Day_2023.png)
The first Earth Day took place in 1970, which also was the same year NOAA was established. Since then, NOAA satellites have…
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Jun 27 2024
June 27, 24
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology (SatMOC) is…
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![Ten Years Later, Snowmageddon Records Still Stand](/s3/2021-06/Snowmageddon.png)
Tuesday, February 4, 2020Photo courtesy of the Sterling, Va., NWS Forecast OfficeTen years ago this week, the Eastern U.S.…