National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Flood watch in effect for all Hawaiian islands

U.S.
Amanda Smith

May 11—1/1 Swipe or click to see more NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION A satellite image this morning shows areas of moisture ...

Missed the dazzling northern lights show? You might get another chance Saturday night

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A second chance to view the magnificent auroras from a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun will ...

Auroras illuminate the night sky around the world

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The night sky was lit up by the northern lights Friday in locations the auroras don’t normally shine as a severe solar ...

Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US

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Dr. Sarah Adams

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and ...

Rare severe geomagnetic storm watch issued for first time in nearly 20 years amid “unusual” solar event

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sunspot could bring northern lights to New England A severe G4 geomagnetic storm could emerge on Friday, triggering a watch for a ...

4 large incoming solar bursts could supercharge the auroras this weekend

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has bumped up this weekend’s geomagnetic storm watch to a level ...

Next-gen satellites will paint a clearer picture of a changing Earth

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Thanks to next-generation satellite systems scientists have in place, like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-R series, scientists are able to ...

Satellite images overlay 2024 and 2017 total solar eclipses sweeping across US

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Dr. Sarah Adams

North America has experienced two transcontinental total solar eclipses within the last seven years, and these satellite images compare the crisscrossing paths ...

New tools from NOAA and CDC show people their risk from heat, as another hot summer looms

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Federal officials on Monday unveiled a set of tools aimed at helping protect people in the United States from the dangers of ...

World’s coral reefs hit by a fourth mass bleaching event, NOAA says

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Extreme ocean heat is causing a mass bleaching event in coral reefs across the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...