When examined with infrared imagery, the diagonal patterns of the Kulundra Steppes in southcentral Russia’s Altai Krai region become striking. Here we can see the contrast between the disparate surface temperatures of the agricultural fields (pink), forested areas (green), and bodies of water (black). These...
The official start of astronomical winter — the winter solstice — occurred at 5:44am the morning of December 21st. The winter solstice is the exact moment that the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the farthest it ever gets from the sun. As a result, December 21st...
The NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this true-color image of Tropical Cyclone Vardah in the Bay of Bengal on December 11, 2016. According to reports from the the Indian Meteorological Department, this “very severe” cyclone made landfall near the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and...
This data visualization shows the forecast minimum surface temperatures across the western hemisphere at 4:00 am EST on December 15, 2016. This visualization shows predicted air temperature (at 2 meters) across the entire United States. A distinct transition at the freezing point (32 degrees F and...
Following record warmth in the 49th state, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees in some parts of interior Alaska this past weekend, and the cold is expected to hang around for much of the week. As seen in this graphic of RTMA model data from December...
This image was taken by the Suomi NPP satellite’s VIIRS instrument around 1745 UTC on April 4, 2016. Daily imagery from NPP can be seen on NOAA View. Link to Article: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail2.php?MediaID=1858&MediaTypeID=1 ...
DAll Americans are vulnerable to the health impacts associated with climate change at some point in their lives, no matter where they live, according to a new report from U.S. Global Change Research Program. The report published today includes scientific expertise, data and support...
This image was taken by GOES East at 1315 UTC on March 16, 2016. Link to Article: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail2.php?MediaID=1852&MediaTypeID=1 ...
This image was taken by GOES West at 1630 UTC on March 7, 2016 Link to Article: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail2.php?MediaID=1847&MediaTypeID=1 ...
December 10-14, 2018 This image was taken by GOES East at 2145 UTC on March 8, 2016.\ Link to Article: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail2.php?MediaID=1848&MediaTypeID=1 ...