Today, GOES-17, the second of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) next-generation geostationary weather satellites, has completed its checkout phase and is now operating in the GOES West position, ...
Environment
Feb 13, 2019
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Rescuers who respond to distressed whales and other marine animals say the federal government shutdown is making it more difficult to do their work.
Ecology
Jan 23, 2019
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NOAA's annual report card on the Arctic, released today at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in Washington, D.C., measures the changing climate of the polar region including warmer air and ocean temperatures and ...
Environment
Dec 12, 2018
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Federal officials say last year was slightly worse than average for the entanglement of large whales, which is a major threat to the animals' populations.
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2018
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A mysterious "translucent egg case" found last week off an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico has been identified by NOAA explorers as something few scientists had seen.
Plants & Animals
Nov 26, 2018
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Tropical Cyclone 03S formed in the Southern Indian Ocean and the NOAA-20 satellite passed overhead and captured a visible image of the storm.
Environment
Nov 6, 2018
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The third in the series of MetOp satellites is scheduled for launch on 7 November from Europe's spaceport in Kourou. In this special edition of Earth from Space, ESA's MetOp-C project manager, Stéfane Carlier, talks about ...
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2018
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When wildfires burn, they don't only damage land, homes, and businesses. Wildfire emissions, which can be transported over long distances, can be toxic and contribute to the formation of secondary pollutants such as ozone ...
Environment
Aug 13, 2018
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A reward of up to $11,500 is being offered for information leading to the capture of the person who shot and killed a pregnant dolphin on the US Gulf Coast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2018
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A new US satellite that offers speedy, high-resolution images of storms and may save lives by making forecasts more accurate is poised to launch from a NASA launchpad Thursday, officials said.
Earth Sciences
Mar 1, 2018
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