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Topic: Satellites

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

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

March 16, 2018

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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A view of the northern lights from the Minnesota wetlands.

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

July 27, 2016

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A view of the northern lights from the Minnesota wetlands.

The dirt on atmospheric dust

July 12, 2016

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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.

Milky Way now hidden from a third of humanity

June 10, 2016

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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?

June 8, 2016

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polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

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.

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

June 6, 2016

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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.

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.

Oil spills: A major marine ecosystem threat

July 25, 2016

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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.

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