Weatherthings
Hurricane Camille
A history of the 1969, Category 5 hurricane, that struck the Mississippi coast.
Next Animation Studio
Small drone sails through hurricane while livestreaming
Incredibly, it now seems possible that a small sailing boat can survive a trip through hurricane-strength winds and waves.
Next Animation Studio
New deep-sea animal might not be seen again for centuries
The rare animal glows delightfully and was found almost 4km deep on a deep-sea shelf called the Aricebo amphitheater.
Weatherthings
Saharan Dust
Every summer, millions of tons of dust from the Sahara desert move into the Atlantic and travel westward. Here, you'll see it on satellite.
NASA
NASA’s Global Tour of Precipitation in Ultra HD (4K)
Precipitation (falling rain and snow) is our fresh water reservoir in the sky and is fundamental to life on Earth. This video shows the most detailed and worldwide view of rain and snowfall ever created and uses satellite measurements...
Next Animation Studio
Researchers to probe undersea ‘blue hole’ off Florida: report
An international team will explore the depths of a massive undersea cavern called the Green Banana off the coast of Florida.
NASA
NASA | Flying Around the Radar
The HIWRAP is the High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler, a "conically scanning" Doppler radar, meaning it scans in a cone-shaped manner. Wind measurements are crucial for understanding and forecasting tropical storms...
NASA
NASA Finds Cause of Florida Mangrove Forests Die-off
Mangroves are resilient trees tolerant of salt water and high wind and wave energy, which is why they can typically withstand hurricanes in tropical and subtropical environments. In 2017, NASA scientists noticed mangrove forest die-off...
NASA
High Tide Flooding
Sea level rise is often spoken of in future terms, including projections for impacts we’re likely to see by the end of the century. But in many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is already a factor in people’s lives in the form of...
NASA
NASA/NOAA | A Weather Satellite Watches The Sun
GOES is a series of weather satellites providing continuous delivery of real time data helping meteorologists predict weather on Earth with great accuracy. The GOES satellites also look at the Sun and send critical data to space weather...
NASA
Intense String of Hurricanes Seen From Space
In 2017, we have seen four Atlantic storms rapidly intensify with three of those storms - Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria - making landfall. When hurricanes intensify a large amount in a short period, scientists call this process rapid...
NASA
NASA/NOAA | GOES-P: Mission Overview Video
GOES-P is set to launch in 2010. It will be the last in an improved series of satellites that has helped forecast the development of severe weather for 35 years. Operated by NOAA and launched by NASA, GOES-P will continue providing...
NASA
5 Things That Changed Weather Forecasting Forever
Our ability to predict the weather, though still imperfect, would astound our ancestors. And decades of improvements in weather satellite technology, driven by teams of fiercely dedicated scientists and engineers, have made that...
NASA
Satellites Aid Active Fire Response
Front-line responders do the heavy lifting when it comes to fighting and managing wildfires, but they’re often helped by the view from higher up. Each year, a coordinated effort from US Forest Service aircraft teams and satellite teams...
NASA
NASA/NOAA | Saved By A Weather Satellite
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have the ability to constantly oversee a large area of the Earth and send real time data to users. GOES sends not only weather data but it also watches the sun continuously...
NASA
NASA/NOAA | GOES-P Readied For Launch
GOES-P, set to launch in March of 2010, is the last in the N-O-P series of weather satellites and will continue providing critical data for predicting Earth and space weather. This video takes you on a tour of some of the critical...
NASA
NASA | Why is the Ozone Hole Getting Smaller?
The Antarctic ozone hole reached its annual peak size on Sept. 11, according to scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The size of this year’s hole was 24.1 million square kilometers (9.3...
NASA
NASA | GOES-R: Living with Space Weather
In addition to monitoring weather on Earth, the GOES-R satellites will monitor weather in space caused by electromagnetic radiation and charged particles released from solar storms on the Sun. Many people rely on space weather data,...
NASA
A Decade of Discovery for Suomi-NPP
Since its launch on Oct. 28, 2011, the remarkable instruments on the Suomi-NPP satellite have captured a wealth of valuable data and beautiful images of our home planet. Suomi-NPP is the first of a series of polar-orbiting weather...
NASA
NASA | Preparing for GOES-R at NOAA's Hazardous Weather Testbed
The future brings the unknown, and weather forecasts are all about seeing the future. NOAA’s Hazardous Weather Testbed brings top weather forecasters and research scientists together to learn about the latest tools and techniques. In...
NASA
NASA | NOAA-N Prime Mission Overview
The NOAA-N Prime satellite is slated for launch by NASA on February 4th, 2009. Operated by NOAA, N Prime will be the last in the Television Infrared Observation Satellite Series (TIROS) that have been observing Earth’s weather and...
NASA
Students Work with NASA to Forecast Dust Storms
Four Maryland high school students were inspired by a documentary to find a way to let people know when a potentially hazardous dust storm is incoming. Using National Weather Service forecasts improved by NASA data, their Dust Watch app...
NASA
NASA/NOAA | GOES-O: Countdown To Launch
In this video, two days prior to the GOES-O launch, NASA Goddard Producer Silvia Stoyanova visits Cape Canaveral's Air Force Station, launch pad 37, to talk to NASA GOES N-P Deputy Project Manager Andre' Dress, about the factors that...
NASA
NASA/NOAA | GOES Weather With Topper Shutt
WUSA 9 Chief Meteorologist Topper Shutt answers viewers questions about how he uses GOES satellite data to accurately predict the weather. On March 4th, 2010, NASA launched GOES-P (soon to be re-named GOES-15), the last satellite in the...