Best US weather satellite ever awaits sunset launch
The nation's most advanced weather satellite ever awaits a sunset liftoff.
Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2016
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Image: Several wildfires burning in Southern California
Southern California has been hard hit by wildfires this summer and the spate of fires continues in the rain comprised state. NASA and NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the smoke rising from four different areas. ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2016
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US taps NCAR technology for new water resources forecasts
As the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) this month launches a comprehensive system for forecasting water resources in the United States, it is turning to technology developed at the National Center for ...
Engineering
Aug 16, 2016
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Hurricane Darby weakens on approach to Central Pacific Ocean
Hurricane Darby weakened to a tropical storm as it approached the Central Pacific Ocean on July 20. NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured an infrared image of the storm.
Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2016
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'Hot, wet and wild' 2016 weather as US has warmest June (Update)
America's warm, wild and costly weather broke another record with the hottest June, federal meteorologists say. And if that's not enough, they calculated that 2016 is flirting with the U.S. record for most billion-dollar ...
Environment
Jul 7, 2016
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'See a Flash, Dash Inside!' New lightning safety slogan rolls out
A new partnership between NOAA and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community has yielded a fresh safety campaign slogan to protect more people from lightning strikes this summer.
Environment
Jun 27, 2016
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Earth breaks heat record again, but not by as much as before
Earth sizzled to its 13th straight month of record heat in May, but it wasn't quite as much of an over-the-top scorcher as previous months, federal scientists say.
Environment
Jun 16, 2016
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Just in time for hurricane season, NOAA gets a new global ocean satellite
This week, NOAA officially assumed control of the Jason-3 satellite, the latest in a series of spacecraft that measure the surface height of the global ocean, monitor the rate of sea-level rise and help NOAA's National Weather ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2016
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Stuck on hot: Earth breaks 12th straight monthly heat record (Update)
Earth's heat is stuck on high.
Environment
May 18, 2016
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Earth's hot streak continues for a record 11 months
Earth's record monthly heat streak has hit 11 months in a row—a record in itself.
Environment
Apr 19, 2016
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