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Train Derailment and Fire, Lac Mégantic, Quebec
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Published July 10, 2013
Early in the morning on July 6, 2013, a train carrying crude oil derailed in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.
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Phoenix Metropolitan Area at Night
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Published April 1, 2013
Several Arizona cities and suburbs merge in a distinctive Western U.S. grid pattern.
Extensive Ice Fractures in the Beaufort Sea
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Published March 29, 2013
A combination of winds, currents, storms, and young ice came together to produce a wave of fractures in Arctic sea ice off the coast of northern Alaska.
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Winter Storm across Central United States
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Published February 26, 2013
Acquired in the early morning of February 23, 2013, this nighttime image shows snow cover spanning multiple states in the wake of a major snowstorm.
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Nighttime View of Snow across the United States
Published February 22, 2013
In February 2013, a winter storm brought more than a foot of snow to many towns and cities across the central United States.
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Mustang Complex Fires in Idaho
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Published February 19, 2013
Numerous hot spots from the Mustang Complex Fire are visible in northern Idaho. A plume of thick, billowing smoke streams west from the brightest fires near the Idaho-Montana border.
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Reno, Nevada, at Night
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Published February 11, 2013
“The biggest little city in the world” is nestled like a jewel amidst the mountains.
Marine Layer Clouds off the California Coast
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Published January 22, 2013
The Suomi NPP VIIRS “day-night band” makes it possible to view low clouds even at night—something earlier satellites have had difficulty doing.
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Liège at Night
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Published January 14, 2013
This city in Belgium is a hub of economic activity and tourism.
Waves in Airglow
Published January 10, 2013
During a thunderstorm over Texas, atmospheric ripples were visible in the faint emissions of light of the upper atmosphere.
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Moon Phases Over the Persian Gulf
Published January 2, 2013
Acquired between September 30 and October 15, 2012, these images illustrate the effects of moonlight on viewing the Persian Gulf region.
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Auroras light up the Antarctic night
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Published January 1, 2013
The “southern lights” were bright enough to illuminate the ice below.
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City Lights Illuminate the Nile
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Published December 28, 2012
At night, the Nile River Valley and Delta resemble a giant flower in this image from October 13, 2012.
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Gas Drilling, North Dakota
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Published December 27, 2012
Cities and people are scarce in northwestern North Dakota, but nighttime satellite imagery shows the Bakken Formation aglow with brightly-lit drilling equipment.
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City Lights of the United States 2012
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Published December 25, 2012
Updated for 2012, this map of lights across America has a least 10 times better resolution than previous maps.
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Monitoring the Arctic during Polar Darkness
Published December 23, 2012
Acquired October 30, 2012, this day-night band image offers a detailed view of clouds, snow cover, and sea ice.
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City Lights of Australia, or Not
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Published December 20, 2012
What are those lights in the Outback?
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Korea and the Yellow Sea
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Published December 18, 2012
While city lights at night serve as a good proxy for population density, North Korea provides a dark exception.
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Old Night Vision Meets New
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Published December 14, 2012
New images from Suomi NPP are an order of magnitude better than previous satellite views of city lights.
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City Lights of South America’s Atlantic Coast
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Published December 9, 2012
Night life takes on a new meaning when viewed from space.
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Night Lights 2012 - The Black Marble
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Published December 6, 2012
This animated globe shows the city lights of the world as they appeared to the new Suomi NPP satellite, which has at least 10 times better light-resolving power than previous night-viewing satellites.
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City Lights of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East
Published November 28, 2012
A sensitive new sensor allows a clearer view of dim night lights on Earth.
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City Lights of Asia and Australia
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City Lights of the Americas
The Suomi NPP satellite has a potent new sensor for distinguishing Earth’s night lights.
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Night Lights 2012 Map
Published November 27, 2012
The lights of cities and villages trace the outlines of civilization in this global view.
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South Asian Night Lights
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Published November 15, 2012
Here’s what India looked like to the Suomi NPP satellite during Diwali.
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Blackout in New Jersey and New York
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Published November 2, 2012
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, densely populated areas of the U.S. East Coast sat in the dark.
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Sandy after Landfall
Published October 30, 2012
Acquired October 30, 2012, this nighttime image shows Sandy after the storm made landfall.
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Overnight View of Hurricane Sandy
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Published October 29, 2012
Special sensors on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of the storm and the East Coast of the United States as lit by moonlight.
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Auroras over North America
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Published October 10, 2012
A geomagnetic storm in early October lit up the skies with northern lights that were detected by an Earth-observing satellite.
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Kuwait City at Night
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Published September 17, 2012
The patterns and colors of lighting reveal the urban geography of the capital city.
Gas Flares in Bahía de Campeche
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Published September 14, 2012
Daytime and nighttime satellite imagery shows the burning of methane that goes together with the oil extraction process.
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