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Hurricane Milton, as seen via NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite. The satellite’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument detected continuous lightning flashes within Milton’s eyewall as the storm rapidly intensified. Imagery and data from GOES-19 during the post-launch testing phase should be considered preliminary and non-operational.

NOAA's newest satellite releases first lightning mapper imagery

October 17, 2024

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Hurricane Milton, as seen via NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite. The satellite’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument detected continuous lightning flashes within Milton’s eyewall as the storm rapidly intensified. Imagery and data from GOES-19 during the post-launch testing phase should be considered preliminary and non-operational.

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Protech 2.0 Weather RFP is Live

October 17, 2024

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A GeoColor satellite image of Hurricane Milton moving into the Gulf of Mexico taken by NOAA's GOES-16 (GOES East) satellite at 9:10am (ET) on Oct. 7, 2024.

Hurricane Milton becomes the Gulf's strongest late-season storm on record

October 8, 2024

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A GeoColor satellite image of Hurricane Milton moving into the Gulf of Mexico taken by NOAA's GOES-16 (GOES East) satellite at 9:10am (ET) on Oct. 7, 2024.

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Sea Grant welcomes 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship finalists

October 8, 2024

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Kimberly Tenggardjaja holds a small red fish onboard a research vessel.

Grad students: Pre-applications are open for the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship

October 8, 2024

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Kimberly Tenggardjaja holds a small red fish onboard a research vessel.

Hurricane waves.

#Milton one-stop page: The latest storm forecasts, maps, imagery and more

October 5, 2024

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Hurricane waves.

A Hawaiian monk seal entangled in a derelict fishing net.

Marine debris cleanup in Hawaii reduces seal entanglements

October 2, 2024

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A Hawaiian monk seal entangled in a derelict fishing net.

A heavily flooded street and partially submerged buildings in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 28, 2024, following Hurricane Helene.

Some NOAA NCEI websites, systems down due to Helene devastation in Asheville, NC

October 2, 2024

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A heavily flooded street and partially submerged buildings in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 28, 2024, following Hurricane Helene.

A Bryde’s whale photographed in the Mariana Archipelago.

Hey, Google: Find this new whale sound

October 2, 2024

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artificial intelligence or AI

A Bryde’s whale photographed in the Mariana Archipelago.

Satellite image of Hurricane Helene as it formed in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in the Florida Big Bend region.

Helene drone flight breaks records for data collection and flying time

October 2, 2024

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Satellite image of Hurricane Helene as it formed in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in the Florida Big Bend region.