Suomi NPP Stories
Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada
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A vivid display of the aurora lit up skies over the Denmark Strait and eastern Canada during a minor geomagnetic storm in February 2026.
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2023 Ozone Hole Ranks 16th Largest, NASA and NOAA Researchers Find
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify the ranking of the 2023 ozone hole. It is the 12th largest single-day hole on record, and the 16th largest when averaged from Sept. 7 to Oct. 13. The 2023 Antarctic…
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Phoenix Land-Surface Temperatures Documented Amid Record Heat
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Amid a record heat wave in July, the Phoenix area saw surfaces such as roads and buildings stay hot long after sunset, as documented in NASA-NOAA satellite data that was used to produce this series of maps.
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