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NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) manages NOAA's constellation of environmental satellites and the data they provide.

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  1. 51 minutes ago

    It was March madness captured here by in this loop of the storms which came back to back over the past four weeks. (Credit CIMSS) Learn more about the thundersnow witnessed during these events here:

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    19 hours ago

    Lots of weather features to feast the eyes on today as seen by our GOES-East satellite. Dig into more at

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  3. 22 hours ago

    Can you spot the difference between clouds and sea ice? got a nice view of both along 's Newfoundland and Labrador coast yesterday. (Hint: One moves a lot faster.) More satellite imagery:

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  4. Mar 27

    Weather is WEIRD. High speed cameras caught this UPWARD striking in Johannesburg. See what other weird weather phenomena NOAA satellites have witnessed here:

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  5. Mar 26

    We're not on Mars, but a plume of Saharan blew north all the way to Eastern Europe this weekend. The dust got mixed into a winter storm that blanketed areas with - captured here by Suomi NPP, read more about it here:

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  6. Mar 26

    A thin stripe of fell from Iowa to southwest Virginia over the weekend. Watch it melt under the strong March sun in this satellite imagery from . More:

    GOES East captures melting snow (3/25/2018)
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    Mar 22

    Did you know that the gyres that circulate our ocean waters also collect our pollution? Our latest podcast explains how these currents take our trash out to sea:

    map showing ocean gyres in the North Pacific
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  8. Mar 23

    Happy , and ! Thanks to 24/7 weather satellite data, we're more weather-ready and climate-smart. Plus we get beautiful views of our planet , like this one from 22,000 miles above. More imagery:

    NOAA GOES East Full Disk Imagery 3/23/2018
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  9. Mar 23

    Watch and re-live this month's launch of in this exciting new video!

    Experience the power of from only 100 ft away! In this latest 360 degree launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in FL, next gen weather satellite blasts off to geostationary transfer orbit. Watch at:
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    Mar 23

    Though they are closely related, weather and climate aren’t the same thing. See what makes them different:

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  11. Mar 23

    You can also learn more about GOES and the GLM on our website:

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  12. Mar 23

    's Geostationary Lightning Mapper has captured the first images from space of 'GIGANTIC JET' - electrical discharges from a thunderstorm that come out the TOP of the storm and reach as high as the ionosphere (50 miles up)! Learn more:

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  13. Mar 22

    Heavy , flash flooding and mudslides in : Today's infrared satellite imagery shows areas of heavy precipitation from the atmospheric river event drenching the West Coast this week. More imagery:

    NOAA-20 infrared satellite imagery shows areas of heavy rainfall over California. The rain event, known as an atmospheric river, is causing flash floods and mudslides in some areas of the state that were ravaged by wildfires in late 2017.
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  14. Mar 22

    A close-up of tropical cyclone west of , Earth's first Category 5 storm of 2018. The powerful storm has weakened slightly but is still packing sustained winds near 145 mph. More satellite imagery:

    Tropical Cyclone Marcus, Himawari-8 Visible Imagery (Mar. 22, 2018)
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  15. Mar 22

    Check out this 30-second imagery of tornadic crossing Alabama earlier this week captured by 's Advanced Baseline Imager - Band 2 which is used primarily to monitor the evolution of clouds throughout the daylight hours. More imagery:

    NOAA GOES-16 Imagery - March 19, 2018
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    Mar 21

    Logistics and transportation contribute $1.48 trillion in revenue to the U.S. economy. A new report reveals how our environmental information supports these sectors:

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  17. Mar 21

    The 4th in 3 weeks is currently impacting the East Coast, as the system is developing off the coast, provided a near-nadir overpass at about 2:45am EDT this morning. The IR imagery caught the convection out over the Atlantic as well as some tropospheric waves.

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  18. Mar 21

    It's a in the nation's capital captured here by . reporting conditions will rapidly deteriorate this morning, with snowfall rates up to 2" per hour over the next few hours in some areas, for our first full day of !

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  19. Mar 20

    captures the start of the storms affecting parts of the East Coast and expected to bring heavy snow to the start of Spring. Check your local for Winter Storm Warnings. More satellite imagery:

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  20. Mar 20

    Happy Spring and happy ! Today the length of night and day are nearly equal. The days will now become longer at the higher latitudes because it takes the sun longer to rise and set. More satellite imagery:

    NOAA GOES East Imagery - Sunset (3/19/18) - Sunrise (3/20/18)
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