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What is GOES-R?
The GOES-R series, NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellites, is a game changer. These satellites will provide continuous imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s Western Hemisphere, total lightning data, and space...
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Warm Winter Air Makes for a Small Ozone Hole
NASA and NOAA scientists work together to study the ozone layer, monitoring the hole over Antarctica as it fluctuates with the seasons. This year, the ozone hole's annual maximum set a record -- the smallest it's been since 1988. The...
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NASA/NOAA Watch Hurricane Season 2009 With Fresh Eyes
As the 2009 hurricane season reaches its peak, NASA and NOAA are tracking storms using the GOES series of satellites including the newest GOES-14 spacecraft. On the morning of September 22, TV stations nationwide interviewed NASA GOES...
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NASA/NOAA | Tropical Storm Bonnie Strengthens Over Florida
This video sequence from the GOES-13 satellite using images between July 21st and July 23rd shows Tropical Depression 3 strengthen into tropical storm Bonnie over southern Florida. Tropical storm warnings went into effect for the...
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Eyes in the Sky
Revolutions in satellite capabilities and atmospheric models have resulted in dramatic improvements in hurricane forecasting in the last few decades. Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Jefferson Beck (USRA): Lead Producer...
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NASA | EPIC Observations Pouring In
It’s a fresh view of Earth. Less than a year after its launch on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), NASA’s onboard camera is taking images of the entire sunlit side of Earth every two hours.
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NASA | Earth at Night
In daylight our big blue marble is all land, oceans and clouds. But the night - is electric. This view of Earth at night is a cloud-free view from space as acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Satellite (Suomi NPP)....
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NASA | GOES-R: Changing the Future of Storm Prediction
This short video features highlights from a live Nationwide broadcast that took place on April 3, 2012 from the studio of NASA Goddard TV. NOAA's Deputy Administrator and Chief Scientist Dr. Kathryn Sullivan and Severe Storm Chaser and...
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Unusual Winds Drive a Small 2019 Ozone Hole
Every year, NASA and NOAA track the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica as it grows to its annual winter maximum. This year, the hole was smaller than expected, due to an unusual weather pattern in the stratosphere. Music credit:...
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NASA/NOAA | Hurricane Ida viewed by GOES
Residents of the U.S. Gulf coast thought they were getting a break this hurricane season until they heard news of Ida. Fortunately, Ida weakened substantially and was downgraded to a Tropical Storm as she prepared to make landfall. This...
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2018 Was the Fourth Hottest Year on Record
2018 was the fourth hottest year in the modern record, part of a decades-long trend of warming. The record dates back to 1880, when it became possible to collect consistent, reliable temperatures around the planet. NASA and NOAA work...
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2016 Antarctic Ozone Hole Meets Scientist Expectations
The hole in Earth’s ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September grew to about 8.9 million square miles in 2016 before starting to recover, according to scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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Teaser — The Most Important Instrument You've Never Heard Of
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder. This little-known tool affects our daily lives and helps us understand our weather and climate. Orbiting 512 miles over our head on a pair of sister satellites, ATMS helps improve weather...
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NASA/NOAA | Hurricane Season 2009
The NASA/NOAA GOES Project is releasing a comprehensive video of the 2009 hurricane season to kick off the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season that starts June 1.
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NASA/NOAA | GOES-14 Views of Hurricane Bill
NASA and NOAA's newest weather satellite, GOES-14, has captured some fascinating views of Hurricane Bill. This is a collection of a few quick movies put together by the GOES-14 team. Find more about these videos at: Or get tweeted by NASA:
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NASA's EPIC View of 2017 Eclipse Across America
From a million miles out in space, NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) captured 12 natural color images of the moon’s shadow crossing over North America on Aug. 21, 2017. EPIC is aboard NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory...
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NASA Finds 2020 Tied for Hottest Year on Record
Globally, 2020 was the hottest year on record, effectively tying 2016, the previous record. Overall, Earth’s average temperature has risen more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the 1880s. Temperatures are increasing due to human...
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USS Conestoga shipwreck found near San Francisco by NOAA, Navy after 95 years lost at sea
After nearly a century of trying to uncover the mysterious fate of the U.S.S. Conestoga and its crew, scientists can finally offer an explanation as to what happened. On March 25, 1921, the USS Conestoga set sail from Mare Island Naval...
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U.S. coastline to sink by up to 25 inches by 2050
Galveston could sink 25 inches as sea-level rise combines with a continental sagging effect to cause increased coastal flooding.
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Acidification of Oceans major threat to world's reefs
Acidification of the world's oceans has become the largest threat to the health of the globe's coral reefs, according to a top US scientist. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Jane Lubchenco said that acidity levels...
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NASA | Global Hawks Soar into Storms
During this year's Atlantic hurricane season, NASA is redoubling its efforts to probe the inner workings of hurricanes and tropical storms with two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft flying over storms and two new space-based missions. NASA's...
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End of El Nino could bring active Atlantic hurricane season
The chances of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2019 have increased now that El Nino is over.
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Weather Things: Hurricane Forecasting
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
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Severe Weather Safety: Watch for the Warning
All thunderstorms create hazards of lightning. Some thunderstorms result in flash flooding, large hail, damaging wind or a tornado. See how to prepare for these threats at school, at home, or outside. Understand the difference between a...