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NOAA’s GOES-S, the second in a new series of four highly advanced geostationary weather satellites, blasted into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NOAA’s GOES-S satellite roars into orbit

March 1, 2018

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NOAA’s GOES-S, the second in a new series of four highly advanced geostationary weather satellites, blasted into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NOAA polar orbiting (right), geostationary (middle), and the new GOES-R series (left) satellites are part of the SARSAT constellation.

NOAA satellites aid in the rescue of 275 lives in 2017

February 8, 2018

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NOAA polar orbiting (right), geostationary (middle), and the new GOES-R series (left) satellites are part of the SARSAT constellation.

Engineers watch the GOES-S Satellite being lowered into the thermal vacuum chamber.

NOAA’s GOES-S to boost weather forecast accuracy for western U.S., Alaska, Hawaii

February 1, 2018

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Engineers watch the GOES-S Satellite being lowered into the thermal vacuum chamber.

The upgrade adds 2.8 petaflops of speed at both data centers combined, increasing NOAA’s total operational computing speed to 8.4 petaflops.

NOAA kicks off 2018 with massive supercomputer upgrade

January 9, 2018

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The upgrade adds 2.8 petaflops of speed at both data centers combined, increasing NOAA’s total operational computing speed to 8.4 petaflops.

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite (now GOES-East) captured this infrared/visible image of Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017.

NOAA’s GOES-16, now at GOES-East, ready to improve forecasts even more

December 18, 2017

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NOAA's GOES-16 satellite (now GOES-East) captured this infrared/visible image of Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017.

Iceberg in the Chukchi Sea, 2014.

Arctic saw 2nd warmest year, smallest winter sea ice coverage on record in 2017

December 12, 2017

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Iceberg in the Chukchi Sea, 2014.

During one of the most active Atlantic hurricane seasons in recent years, three simultaneous hurricanes were captured by the Suomi-NPP satellite on September 8, 2017. The appearance of Katia (left), Irma (center), and Jose (right) was the first such occurrence since 2010. All three hurricanes were threatening land at the time.

Extremely active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season finally ends

November 30, 2017

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During one of the most active Atlantic hurricane seasons in recent years, three simultaneous hurricanes were captured by the Suomi-NPP satellite on September 8, 2017. The appearance of Katia (left), Irma (center), and Jose (right) was the first such occurrence since 2010. All three hurricanes were threatening land at the time.

NOAA's new polar satellite, JPSS-1, launched at 1:47 am PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, this morning.

Lift off! JPSS-1 heads to orbit

November 18, 2017

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NOAA's new polar satellite, JPSS-1, launched at 1:47 am PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, this morning.

A red snapper is released by Sea Grant researchers during a trip to test descending devices.

Scientific team selected to conduct independent abundance estimate of red snapper in Gulf of Mexico

November 17, 2017

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A red snapper is released by Sea Grant researchers during a trip to test descending devices.

A commercial fishing trawl vessel in New England sets out a net.

Report: American fisheries remain a strong economic driver

November 1, 2017

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commercial fishing

recreational fishing

A commercial fishing trawl vessel in New England sets out a net.