In the Spotlight !

NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Satellite being constucted for NASA by Ball Aerospace in Boulder, CO. NPP, is scheduled to launch October 31, 2006. NPP is a risk reduction effort for NPOESS.

• NOAA Reports Wet, Warm Year For the U.S. in 2004: Hurricanes, Wildfires, Drought, Snowpack and Flooding All Notable... Decemeber 16, 2004
• U.S. Climate Reference Network Proves Valuable Within One Year of Operation... November 19, 2004
• NOAA Reports Dry Conditions Return in the East, Record Wetness in Parts of the West... November 16, 2004
• Future NOAA Spacecraft Will Improve Management of Coastal Waters... October 19, 2004
• Hurricanes Caused Record Wetness in East, Dryness in Miss. Valley... October 14, 2004
• Agreement Prevents Gaps in Weather Satellite Services... October 4, 2004
• NOAA Satellites, Scientists Monitor Mount St. Helens Eruption... October 1, 2004
• NOAA Reports Cool Summer, 7th Coldest August on Record... September 16, 2004
• NOAA, Partners Hail Major Space Communications Breakthrough... August 4, 2004
• Record Wet June for Parts of South, Record Warmth in Alaska... July 20, 2004
• NOAA Satellites Help Save 54 Lives During Spring 2004... July 15, 2004
• NOAA Mississippi Offices Provide Early Look at Gulf of Mexico Dead-Zone... July 13, 2004
• NOAA Reports Third Warmest Spring on Record for U.S.... June 18, 2004
• NOAA Deactivates GOES-8 After 10 Years of Service... May 3, 2004
• NOAA Reports Third Warmest March On Record for Contiguous U.S.... April 14, 2004
• NOAA Satellites Play Key Role in 60 Rescues, So Far in 2004... April 8, 2004
• The NESDIS Budget Request is available on the budget webpage... March 1, 2004
• NOAA Seeks Feedback From GOES Satellite Data Users... February 17, 2004
• NOAA Satellites Aid In 224 Rescues In 2003... January 22, 2004
• NOAA Satellites Prove Critical In Fishermen Rescue... January 15, 2004
• New Climate Monitoring Network Now Operational... January 13, 2004