Billion-USD Events ~ Disaster Cost Mapping...

NOAA maps Billion-Dollar Disaster Event Types...

Quakelapse ~ Decade of Tectonic Data Worldmap

NOAA's worldmap of global earthquakes timelapse of decade... You can view (and interact with) this mapped onto an Earth globe at Science on a Sphere!

Tsunami 2004 ~ Recalling Boxing Day Disaster...

The Boxing Day 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean -- ten years ago today, December 26th -- was one of the biggest natural disasters in modern memory, killing over a quarter-million people without (much) warning within 4-6 hours in at least a dozen countries -- and triggering unprecedented humanitarian relief efforts. There are several retrospective documentaries of note, but here's a sampling... For those interested in quantifying the catastrophe, first note this NOAA simulation of the tsunami wavefront... Second, look at this seismographic plot from around the world showing the Earth literally ringing from the rupture of the Sunda megathrust off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia...

We're learning ever more about quakes and tsunamis and NOAA's research and warning system is on the frontline... Nevertheless, the colossal power of plate tectonics is only one of the deadly natural perils mankind faces. Just one modest-sized asteroid hit, say like Eltanin or Chicxulub, would create quakes and tsunamis that make the Boxing Day disaster seem like ripples in a puddle. Simulate this for yourself via ImpactEarth! For civilizational survival, we need to figure out how to move humanity well beyond our cradle, ASAP.

Global Weather 2013 ~ EUMETSAT's Timelapse!

io9's George Dvorsky spots EUMETSAT's global weather timelapse!

Hurricane Tracker ~ NOAA Historic Storm Map!

Mark Prigg at the DM spots NOAA historic hurricanes map!

"The image charts 11,967 tropical cyclones that have occurred on Earth since the NOAA began keeping a record in 1842, when data was supplied by ships and lighthouses rather than today’s advanced satellite detection systems."

First zoom in on USA... Global visual of storm intensity...

GOES-12 ~ 10-Year NOAA Weathersat Timelapse

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOES-12 has finally stopped recording weather patterns after 3,788 days. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA shares this epic ten-year timelapse weather video...

Timescale Matters ~ NOAA on 800Kyears CO2...

NYTimes DotEarthling Andy Revkin spots NOAA longterm CO2 data...

Imaging Sandy ~ NASA/NOAA Timelapse, Plus...

NASA/NOAA GOES-14 satellite imagery from 35,800 km up...

"Light from the changing angles of the sun highlight the structure of the clouds. [...] The "super rapid scan" images -- one every minute from 7:15 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. EDT -- reveal details of the storm's motion. Animation by Kevin Ward with images from NOAA and University of Wisconsin-Madison Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies."

And here gCaptain posts Sandy Wave Height buoy data...

The Atlantic spotlights Wind Map...

The Atlantic's John Metcalfe spots NASA TRMM imaging of the Eye...

NYTimes Lower Manhattan flood-guesstimap...

Superstorm Sandy ~ Tracking Emergent Weather

Interesting to see the emergence of this season's first stand-out weather event, what CNN is calling Superstorm Sandy...

"The biggest threat scenario involves the hurricane colliding with a cold front from the West, creating a "superstorm" that could stall over the Eastern seaboard for days. Residents [should] prepare for the possibility of a week or more without power."

NOAA forecasts possible paths...

P.S. See also Andrew Revkin's DotEarth commentary at NYTimes.
P.P.S. Check out NYTimes coverage of Dying Satellites...

Sea Surface Temperature ~ NOAA Simulation!

DailyMail spots NOAA's Sea Surface Temperature simulations from their Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab (GFDL)...

3D Titanic ~ Google Earth + NatGeo Visuals...

gCaptain spots 3D Titanic on Google Earth mashing up National Geographic, NOAA and other data! RIP -- this great ship sank a century ago tonight-early tomorrow... And, finally, the latest simulation of what happened...

NOAA OSCURS ~ Ocean Surface Current Sims

Thanks to gCaptain for spotting NOAA's efforts to understand ocean currents through the tracking of tsunami-related marine debris...

"Citizen monitoring and reporting can help NOAA scientists better understand the location and nature of the debris generated by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Ships traveling the Pacific Ocean and beachcombers on the coast can now report significant sightings. If reporting a sighting, be sure to include what you saw, when you saw it, and where it was located."

They've got tracker apps and emailables plus they've tried to model what will happen via OSCURS...

2011 Hurricanes ~ Lovely Storm Timelapse

NOAA timelapse shows this year's hurricanes...

"The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on Nov 30 and produced a total of 19 tropical storms of which seven became hurricanes, including three major hurricanes. This level of activity matched NOAA's predictions and continues the trend of active hurricane seasons that began in 1995. [...] This animations merges both the visible and infrared imagery taken by the GOES East (GOES-13) satellite every 30 minutes over the Northern Hemisphere from June 1 -- November 28, 2011."

Imaging Irene ~ Timelapse Weather Satellite View

Check out more NOAA visualizations, here timelapse satellite imagery of Hurricane Irene starting East of Puerto Rico...

2010 Hurricanes ~ Mesmerizing Storm Timelapse

NOAA helps us visualize last year's Atlantic hurricane season with this mesmerizing timelapse of weather satellite images...

"The 2010 Hurricane Season tied with 1887 and 1995 having the third highest storm count on record with 19 named storms. But short-term weather patterns dictate where storms actually travel and in many cases this season, that was away from the United States. The jet stream's position contributed to warm and dry conditions in the eastern U.S. and acted as a barrier that kept many storms over open water. Also, because many storms formed in the extreme eastern Atlantic, they re-curved back out to sea without threatening land. This movie shows GOES-13 infrared imagery from June 1 through November 30, the official extents of the Atlantic Hurricane Season."