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NOAA Satellite and Information Service
Government Administration
Silver Spring, Maryland (MD) 15,903 followers
We provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources.
About us
NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), provides secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources to promote and protect the nation's security, environment, economy, and quality of life. NESDIS adheres to the U.S. Department of Commerce's social media policy, ensuring responsible and transparent communication across our platforms. For more information, please visit the Department of Commerce Social Media Policy: https://www.commerce.gov/about/policies/social-media. Comment Guidelines for NESDIS Social Media Channels Your thoughts, ideas and concerns play a critical role in helping NOAA/Department of Commerce better explain our actions, improve our customer service and be even more responsive to the needs of the public. We are interested in feedback, but we are also a family-friendly page and expect all conversations to be polite and respectful. Therefore, we DO NOT allow comments that: -- Contain vulgar language; make personal attacks of any kind; or use offensive terms that target protected classes -- Are far off-topic -- Make unsupported accusations and/or spread false or purposefully misleading information -- Campaign or lobby for a political party or a candidate in a partisan political campaign (a campaign in which candidates are identified by political party); -- Spam, including content that promotes products or services or contains gratuitous links (links or references to other NOAA webpages or federal government sites are acceptable) -- Make advertisements, endorsements or promotions -- Promote commercial services, websites or products (non-commercial website links that are relevant to the NOAA content are acceptable) **Protect your own privacy and the privacy of others: Please do not include phone numbers, email addresses or other personal data in the body of your comment. If included, the comment will be removed for safety reasons.
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http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov
External link for NOAA Satellite and Information Service
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Silver Spring, Maryland (MD)
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1970
- Specialties
- Satellites, Data, and Weather Observation
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1335 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, Maryland (MD) 20910, US
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The Industry Proving Grounds (IPG) initiative is excited to announce a new StoryMap, an interactive multimedia journey that details two major storm outbreaks that erupted across the American Midwest and South in May 2024. These severe weather events contributed to over $20 billion in estimated damages, a figure captured by NCEI’s Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (BDD) product. By combining weather disaster and economic data, the BDD quantifies disasters on a national scale, imparting an understanding of the past and a means to forecast the cost and impact of future weather disturbances. Through the IPG initiative, NCEI is expanding BDD to include sub-billion-dollar disasters down to $100 million, providing further insight into small/medium-sized events, which still have significant local or regional economic impact. Explore the StoryMap to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gfsBbzH9
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Each year, hurricanes impact millions of lives and disrupt vital industry operations with gusting wind, torrential rain, and severe flooding. Learn more about NOAA hurricane data and how hurricanes impact communities and industries with a new StoryMap from NCEI’s Industry Proving Grounds (IPG). The IPG team is working closely with American industries to develop new products and refine existing tools that provide vital support to supply chain planning, rapid response operations, and resilient infrastructure. These efforts bolster a prosperous economy and build resilience in communities vulnerable to extreme weather. Explore the StoryMap to learn more! https://lnkd.in/gz6RJFZ7 #Hurricane #IPG #NCEI #ClimateResilience #ExtremeWeather
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Alaska’s remote communities rely on satellite data to navigate extreme winter conditions where roads are scarce. This data supports safe flights, weather updates, critical aid delivery, and more. In September 2024, NOAA and the University of Alaska Fairbanks hosted the Alaska NextGen Satellite Workshop to address challenges like limited broadband access and explore solutions for delivering vital satellite data. NOAA is now developing a roadmap to improve data accessibility, strengthen partnerships, and ensure that satellite technology supports Alaska’s resilience. Learn more: bit.ly/40xj91P
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If you're at AMS2025, join us at #NOAA’s Hyperwall Talk: “Celebration of CCOR(s)” 📅 Wed, Jan 15 🕦 11:30 AM CST 📍 NOAA Booth 🎙️ Speakers: 🔹 Dr. Nai-Yu Wang – NOAA NESDIS 🔹 Ame Fox – @NASA Discover how NOAA’s Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) is transforming space weather forecasting. From observing the Sun’s corona to forecasting Earth-impacting coronal mass ejections, CCOR is a game-changer for protecting our technological infrastructure.
NOAA's Compact Coronagraph (CCOR): A Sneak Peak into the Future of Space Weather
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In 2025, we are celebrating 50 years of our Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program, known as GOES. 🛰️ Launched in 1975, GOES-1 gave forecasters their first near real-time views of hurricanes and severe storms. 🌎 For five decades, NOAA and NASA have partnered to advance NOAA satellite observations from geostationary orbit. GOES are our sentinels in the sky: keeping constant watch for severe weather and environmental hazards on Earth and dangerous space weather. #GOESat50 #50YearsofGOES
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If you're at #AMS2025, join us TODAY at 4:30 PM CST. for “Half A Century of GOES: A Visual Odyssey Through Earth’s Extremes.” Don’t miss this deep dive into 50 years of GOES being our “eyes in the sky” 🛰️ to monitor events unfolding on Earth, the sun, and in space. https://lnkd.in/ejahgdTW
GEO Special Topics
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Meet Sor, a NOAA intern making an impact! 🌟 During her internship, Sor analyzed 🛰️satellite nighttime light imagery and integrated it with socioeconomic data to evaluate equity in power restoration efforts in Lee County, Florida, after Hurricane Ian. Her GIS-based maps🗺️ revealed valuable insights into disparities in post-disaster recovery. Catch her presentation, “Evaluating Socioeconomic Disparities in Power Restoration Efforts Following Hurricane Ian,” at this year’s American Meteorological Society annual meeting in New Orleans. #AMS2025
NOAA Intern Shines a Light on Equity and Recovery after Hurricane Ian
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The report for 2024 for the globe is in: 🥵 Earth had its warmest year on record! Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. ▶️ There is a greater-than-95% chance that 2025 will rank among the top five warmest years. ⚠️ Upper-ocean heat content—the amount of heat stored in the top 2000 meters of the ocean. Ocean heat content is a key climate indicator because the oceans store 90% of the excess heat in the Earth system. 🧊 Average annual Arctic sea ice extent had the seventh-smallest extent on record; 2024 Antarctic sea ice extent was second lowest on record. 🌀 There were 85 named tropical storms across the globe in 2024, which was slightly below average; 18 named storms occurred in the North Atlantic, which was above average. 📚 Read the latest from the Annual and December 2024 Global Climate Report: http://bit.ly/Global202413 El informe del 2024 para la Tierra está disponible: 🥵 ¡La Tierra tuvo el año más cálido en el record! La temperatura de la superficie global fue de 2.32°F (1.29°C) por encima del promedio del siglo 20. ▶️ Hay más del 95% de probabilidad de que el 2025 se encuentre entre los cinco años más cálidos. ⚠️ El contenido de calor de la parte superior del océano—la cantidad de calor almacenado en los primeros 2000 metros del océano—alcanzó un nivel récord en 2024. El contenido de calor de los océanos es un indicador climático clave ya que los océanos almacenan el 90% del exceso de calor en el sistema terrestre. 🧊 La extensión promedio del hielo marino en el Ártico clasificó como la séptima extensión más baja en el récord. La extensión de hielo marino de la Antártida fue la segunda más baja en el récord. 🌀 Se formaron 85 tormentas con nombre alrededor del mundo en el 2024, lo cual estuvo por debajo del promedio; 18 tormentas con nombre se formaron en el Atlántico Norte, lo cual estuvo por encima del promedio. 📚 Lea lo último del Informe del Clima Global Anual y de Diciembre: https://lnkd.in/eCXvp7Rp
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As we welcomed 2025, NESDIS was already monitoring a G4 geomagnetic storm, securing timely data to protect critical infrastructure and ensure accurate space weather forecasts. Discover how this essential work supports the economy, national defense, and the systems we rely on every day: www.bit.ly/4gLnmog #SpaceWeather #NESDIS #TimelyData #InfrastructureProtection #Innovation
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