<ul><li>NOAA's GOES satellites captured some amazing images of the Earth in 2024.</li><li>Hurricane Helene caused a catastrophic impact in the Atlantic region.</li><li>The Park Fire in Northern California became fourth largest wildfire record holder, highlighted in GOES-18's timelapse satellite imagery.</li><li>Atmospheric rivers unique phenomenon over the US West Coast were captured by GOES-18.</li><li>GOES-16 satellite perfectly captured the North American total solar eclipse on April 8.</li><li>GOES satellites can also view the star, capture significant events like the enormous X9 solar flare from our star.</li><li>Hurricane Milton caused record destruction and tornado outbreaks in the Gulf of Mexico,</li><li>Wildfires in Western Canada observed by GOES-16–with the smoke carried by jet stream into New England.</li><li>South Florida summer floods showed a huge torrential precipitation pummeled Florida, seen in GOES-16's imagery.</li><li>Nor'easter developed in the run-up to Valentine's day and caused a mess from mid-Atlantic to New England as viewed in the GOES-16 images.</li></ul>

Wild weather: Best satellite imagery of 2024

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