Bill Karins, Meteorologist

The best thing about the global weather community is that we are all trying to understand and accurately predict the weather. This common goal along with some healthy competition between government and private sectors is driving the advancement of the understanding of our atmosphere at an incredible pace. At least once a week (maybe daily) there is a new and fascinating weather discovery or technology showing up on the web.

Occasionally, I dig around and find cool links but usually it is a fellow met who e-mails me a link or refers me to a posting about something new and cool in a chat room. So, realizing that if you are reading this you must be a weather nut like me, I thought I’d share one of my favorite weather bookmarks.

As my career advances, I’ve become more and more interested in Satellite Meteorology. I enjoy those moments at work when I can look at the weather and say “Wow, that’s impressive.” More often than not, I will be on this website when I say those words.

Click Here For The Link To Bill's Favorite Page

Here you will see what every major weather event across the globe looks like from space. Currently you can see images of dust storms, volcanoes, icebergs and even forest fires.

Dust blowing over the Red Sea.

When the tropics get going again you’ll find those pictures here also. This site is run by NOAA’s division of Satellite Meteorology and paid for with your tax dollars so enjoy free of charge (kind of).

-BK