NOAA’s New Satellite May Predict Severe Weather A Lot Sooner

BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The sooner hurricanes can be predicted, the better.
A new weather satellite could help increase the lead time.
On the ground, NOAA’s satellite named Goes-16 looked impressive, but what it sees from 22,000 miles up is even more impressive.
It’s high resolution color imagery is the sharpest of any weather satellite.
“There will be a significant improvement to the global models with this new capability,” says NOAA researcher Dr. Steven Goodman.
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