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GPM data is used by communities around the world to inform decision-making for water resource management, disaster preparedness, energy, transportation, and more. Learn more about how GPM benefits society: gpm.nasa.gov/applications

The NASA / JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM) uses satellites to measure Earth's rain and snowfall, helping scientists understand the water cycle and extreme weather events. gpm.nasa.gov

You can access lesson plans and other educational materials about Earth's water cycle, weather, climate, and satellite technology on the GPM Precipitation Education website. gpm.nasa.gov/education #STEM

Want to learn how to download GPM satellite precipitation data? 🛰️🌧️ Visit the GPM Data Directory for download links and documentation, with global precipitation datasets spanning a 20+ year record gpm.nasa.gov/data/directory

The NASA / JAXA GPM Core Observatory satellite can look inside hurricanes to get a 3D view of precipitation, helping scientists understand how these powerful storms form and intensify. youtube.com/watch?v=A7MIVs…

NASA's IMERG - Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM - provides high-quality estimates of Earth's precipitation updated every half hour. Learn more about IMERG: gpm.nasa.gov/data/imerg

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❄️ Snow much to measure! ❄️ Two GPM Ground Validation campaigns are wrapping up as winter comes to a close. Learn how scientists in the field are working to improve our understanding of falling snow to support forecasting and energy grid resilience. go.nasa.gov/42UjkV1

See Earth through our eyes. 🌎 NASA studies our home planet like no one else, observing Earth from land, air and space for more than 60 years. Happy #EarthDay!

NASA's Disasters Program is supporting response efforts by FEMA and the National Weather Service, sharing satellite maps and imagery to help assess the storms' impacts go.nasa.gov/44oLWrw

NASA's IMERG data reveals rainfall patterns from the April 2-6 severe weather event that produced tornadoes and flooding across the U.S. south and midwest go.nasa.gov/44oLVDY

NASA is developing new ways to process satellite data to get actionable insights into hazardous weather conditions, like tornadoes and hailstorms. This information can help provide a more complete picture of storm damage, enabling better informed decisions during emergency response and recovery.

Today, we honor the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other astronauts who lost their lives in the pursuit of spaceflight. Join us virtually from @ExploreSpaceKSC for our Day of Remembrance ceremony. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The Exp 72 crew orbited into 2025 experiencing 16 sunrises and sunsets over 250 miles above the Earth. Viewed here are pictures of sunrises taken recently from the orbiting lab.

Join us tonight for our concluding webinar in celebration of GPM's 10th anniversary, where we'll take you behind the scenes of the mission and delve into the future of precipitation measurement! Thurs. Nov. 14, 8pm ET Learn more & register: go.nasa.gov/4fism2Z

NASA's IMERG estimated precipitation rates and totals from the extreme rainfall event that recently caused devastating floods in Spain gpm.nasa.gov/applications/w…

In our final webinar celebrating GPM's 10-year anniversary, join us as we look behind-the-scenes of the mission and explore the future of precipitation measurement! Thurs. Nov. 14, 8pm ET Learn more & register: go.nasa.gov/3UcDjL7

This animation shows Hurricane #Milton before, during, and after it passed over Florida. Brightness temperature images like these can show the tops of storm clouds during the day and night, even when there is not enough visible light to capture natural-color images.

NASA IMERG captured precipitation rates and totals from Hurricane #Milton as it formed, rapidly intensified, and impacted Florida over the past week go.nasa.gov/4eLivCI