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NOAA monthly U.S. and global climate report call is May 22

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climate analyses and statistics

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Mount St. Helens, 40 years later: How NOAA monitors volcanic eruptions from space

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Mount St. Helens in eruption: aerial view looking toward the southwest with snow-capped Mount Hood in the distance. Skamania County, Washington. May 18, 1980.

NOAA's space weather and climate satellite DSCOVR is back in operation

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IMAGE - DSCOVR: Deep Space Climate Observatory - NESDIS image - 1600 x 900 original

Then and now: Meet two Hollings alumni who give back to the scholarship

January 27, 2020

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Hollings Scholarship

A side-by-side photo of Alek Krautmann, a management and program analyst for NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and Damian Manda, a Lieutenant Commander in the NOAA Corps.

NOAA satellites helped save a record 421 lives in 2019

January 23, 2020

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Wayne Ballard, a U.S. Coast Guardsman, throws a rope across to stranded sailor during a rescue in the Gulf of Mexico, Dec. 19, 2019. This rescue was one of more than 400 that were assisted by NOAA satellites.

NOAA scientists engage students at Destination SPACE Satellite Week

August 15, 2019

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Students designed “Jiggy Bot”robots, developing technical skills like soldering.

Inflatable decelerator will hitch a ride on the JPSS-2 satellite

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Engineers prepare for the flexible heat shield installation on the inflatable structure. The view is from bottom side, heat shield is on top. The gold straps hanging from the black triangles will be attached to the inflatable structure strapping and tensioned.

NOAA experts preview COSMIC-2 satellite launch, mission

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Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

Tracking basking sharks with satellites in the Channel Islands

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The NOAA team prepares to tag a basking shark near Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

NOAA Satellite Conference launches careers for remote sensing experts

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Students and young professionals network with renowned scientists and experts from across the globe at the NOAA Satellite Conference.

How satellites help us see the sea

August 15, 2018

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An artist's rendering of the GOES-S satellite.

Forecasters predict a near- or above-normal 2018 Atlantic hurricane season

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measuring and modeling climate

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite (now GOES-East) captured this infrared/visible image of Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017.

Wildfire season in Southern Plains off to a strong start after a dry winter

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geostationary satellite (GOES)

First responders like this firefighter in Oklahoma are getting information about wildfires sooner from NOAA satellite notifications shared by NOAA National Weather Service forecasters.

Fisheries scientists to reap benefits of new NOAA satellite

November 20, 2017

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JPSS-1 is the first in a new series of four highly advanced NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellites.

New polar-orbiting satellite will aid in managing fisheries and protected resources

September 26, 2017

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JPSS-1, the first in a series of NOAA's four next-generation polar-orbiting weather satellites, is scheduled to launch November 10 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Mark your calendars: New GOES-R satellite virtual course for university faculty

August 23, 2017

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geostationary satellite (GOES)

An artist's rendering of NOAA's GOES-S satellite.

Preparing the next generation of students in satellite science and operations

November 17, 2016

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JPSS-1 is the first in a new series of four highly advanced NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellites.

What can satellites tell us about our ocean?

November 8, 2016

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A simulation of sea-surface temperatures from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. This model inspired the U.S. Postal Service to create a Forever international rate stamp, released on Earth Day in 2014.

3 things to like about DSCOVR, your new space weather satellite

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A view of the northern lights from the Minnesota wetlands.

The dirt on atmospheric dust

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IMAGE - data map showing presence of aerosols in the atmosphere based on data from the AVHRR and VIIRS sensors aboard NOAA polar-orbiting spacecraft - NOAA -725 x 588

Milky Way now hidden from a third of humanity

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A tapestry of stars illumines night sky above Dollhouse, Canyonlands National Park, USA. Light pollution now blots out the Milky Way for more than one-third of humanity, according to a new international study, but in the United States, some national parks still host stunning night skies.

How deep is the ocean?

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polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

IMAGE - new digital bathymetric model of the world ocean floor merged with land topography from publicly available digital elevation models - 550 x 546 - Credit: GEBCO

GOES-R: The future of NOAA's geostationary weather satellitesoffsite link

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geostationary satellite (GOES)

With the revolutionary GOES-R satellite set to launch fall 2016, NOAA is poised to once again significantly improve weather forecasting and severe weather prediction.

Oil spills: A major marine ecosystem threat

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The largest marine oil spill in U.S. history occurred on April 20, 2010 when the BP oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded killing 11 workers and spilling more than 134,000 barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

NOAA satellites used to detect gas flares around the world

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PHOTO - First gas from the Oselvar module on the Ula platform - 04142012 - 1227 x 757

Celebrating the world’s first meteorological satellite: TIROS-1

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IMAGE - TIROS-1 Satellite - NASA - 1137x635

NOAA satellite data aids the nation’s agricultural forecasts

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IMAGE - GOES satellite rainfall totals over entire US - NOAA - 713x393

DSCOVR: Celebrating the first anniversary

February 16, 2016

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IMAGE - DSCOVR: Deep Space Climate Observatory - NESDIS image - 1600 x 900 original

Jason-3 reaches orbit

January 17, 2016

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satellite launch

Main level graphic Jason 3 satellite