On September 11, sea ice in the Arctic most likely reached its minimum extent for 2015. The minimum ice extent was the fourth lowest in the satellite record began in 1979, and continued the long-term downward trend in Arctic ice extent. This image shows the...
Dr. Joseph Lyu, IMSG senior scientist and system engineer at NASA/GESTAR, received the 2015 GESTAR Exceptional Service Award, representing IMSG group for his support of JPSS/NPP ATMS/VIIRS Cal/Val & Algorithm ...
This image from the Himawari-8 satellite comes to us courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Agency, one of NOAA’s many partners around the globe. As Earth’s weather systems are a global phenomenon, international partnerships are essential to understand our dynamic and changing world. This image was...
Major Hurricane Kilo is located around 1220 miles west of Honolulu, Hurricane Ignacio is located around 315 miles east of Hilo and Major Hurricane Jimena is located around 1425 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii. This image was taken by GOES West at 0000Z on August...
IMSG, a leader in environmental scientific and technical support solutions for land, atmospheric, oceanic, and marine applications, today announced that an independent, authorized appraisal agent has assessed the company’s maturity level 2 rating 2 by SCAMPI A Assessment using reference model CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV),...
Three storms in the Pacific Ocean from west to east: Tropical Storm Kilo, Hurricane Ignacio and Tropical Storm Jimena. This image was taken by GOES West at 1800Z on August 27, 2015. Link to Article: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/imageoftheday.php ...
Fires burning in southern Siberia on the shores of Lake Baikal in Russia. This image was taken by the Suomi NPP satellite’s VIIRS instrument around 0600Z on August 24, 2015. Link to Article: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/imageoftheday.php ...
Smoke from fires burning in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana are seen in this image taken by the Suomi NPP satellite’s VIIRS instrument around 2105Z on August 19, 2015. Link to Article: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/imageoftheday.php ...
Tropical Storm Danny, the fourth storm of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season, continues to track eastward. Gradual intensification is expected over the next couple of days depending on how much dry air associated with the Saharan Air Layer is entrained by the storm. This image...
Very hot, dry and unstable conditions in California and across the Pacific Northwest add to the challenges facing firefighters as they battle blazes around the region. Cal Fire is urging Californians to be extremely cautious, especially for the next few days, as the current conditions...