A fleet of satellites keeps NOAA’s weather forecasters on alert for severe storms, floods, droughts, ice jams and other environmental hazards. Two types of satellites are used for forecasting: geostationary and polar orbiting. Those in geostationary orbit are at high altitudes and stay above the same area all the time. Weather Monitoring Weather satellites and […]
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Namibia is a country in southern Africa, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west and Botswana and South Africa to the east. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Its climatic conditions are characterized by hot, dry weather with persistent droughts and erratic rainfall patterns. It ranks as one of the driest countries in sub-Saharan
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Weather satellites monitor changes in the climate on a daily basis. They detect rain, cloud cover, snow, ice, sea state, ocean color, air pollution, city lights, and fires. They help monitor the effects of El Nino, the Antarctic ozone hole, and many other events on Earth’s surface. They are used to map the boundary of
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