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NASA Goddard Showcases Science and Technology at SC24 Conference
2024.12.19
SC24: The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, held November 18–22 in Atlanta, Georgia, smashed all records with 18,104 attendees and 494 exhibits. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center contributed research projects, NASA 101 talks, and an Earth Information Center exhibit to NASA's popular exhibit.
The Many Arms of Réservoir Gouin
2024.12.16
A dam on the Saint-Maurice River transformed the network of lakes and river valleys upstream.
Hints of Color in Japan’s Kii Mountains
2024.12.14
The onset of autumn reds and yellows was delayed across the country following several unusually warm months.
The Fast Fire Threat
2024.12.12
Two decades of satellite data show that the most destructive U.S. fires burn in grasslands and shrublands fanned by strong winds.
NASA Study: Crops, Forests Responding to Changing Rainfall Patterns
2024.12.11
A new NASA-led study has found that how rain falls in a given year is nearly as important to the world’s vegetation as how much.
NASA’s PACE, US-European SWOT Satellites Offer Combined Look at Ocean
2024.12.09
The ocean is an engine that drives Earth’s weather patterns and climate and sustains a substantial portion of life on the planet.
Annual Science Conference to Highlight NASA Research
2024.12.06
NASA researchers will present findings on Earth science, planetary science, and heliophysics at the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 annual meeting in Washington, DC, beginning on Monday, Dec. 9.
Patagonian Shelf Waters Abloom
2024.12.04
Colorful swirls of water reveal the presence of phytoplankton in the South Atlantic Ocean near the Falkland Islands.
Satellites Reveal a Greener Antarctic Peninsula
2024.12.02
Scientists are beginning to unravel what comes next, after the ice moves out and vegetation moves in.
Lava Nears Iceland’s Blue Lagoon
2024.11.27
A tongue of lava from the eruption flowed into the parking lot of the geothermal spa.
A Hazy, Foggy Day in Italy’s Po Valley
2024.11.22
Research suggests that airborne particles called aerosols contribute to longer-lasting outbreaks of fog.
Mount Fuji Bare Again After Fleeting Snow
2024.11.19
The volcano’s first snow of the season fell in early November 2024—the latest in a 130-year record—only to apparently vanish within a few days.
Signs of Sea Level Rise in the Bahamas
2024.11.18
Rising seas have redistributed cyanobacterial mats blanketing part of Andros Island and restructured the island’s marshes and mudflats.
Antarctic Icebergs Show Their Colorful Undersides
2024.11.16
The blue underbellies of icebergs were spotted floating near the Amery Ice Shelf.
NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels
2024.11.15
From 2015 through 2023, satellite measurements showed that the average amount of freshwater stored on land — that includes liquid surface water like lakes and rivers, plus water in aquifers underground — was 290 cubic miles (1,200 cubic km) lower than the average levels from 2002 through 2014.
Indonesia Continues to Erupt
2024.11.15
A series of explosive eruptions from Mount Lewotobi lofted ash to the cruising altitudes of jets.
NASA Goddard Lidar Team Receives Center Innovation Award for Advancements
2024.11.14
NASA researchers Guan Yang, Jeff Chen, and their team received the 2024 Innovator of The Year Award for their exemplary work on a lidar system enhanced with artificial intelligence and other technologies at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
The Earth Observer Editor’s Corner: Fall 2024
2024.11.14
On September 18, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from the GOES-19 satellite, its newest geostationary satellite launched on June 25, 2024...
Inia Soto Ramos, From the Mountains of Puerto Rico to Mountains of NASA Earth Data
2024.11.12
Dr. Inia Soto Ramos became fascinated by the mysteries of the ocean while growing up in Puerto Rico’s mountains. Today, she works at NASA as an oceanographer and data manager, where she can uncover these enigmas from space.
NASA’s BlueFlux Campaign Supports Blue Carbon Management in South Florida
2024.11.12
NASA’s BlueFlux Campaign, a three-year (2021–2024), $1.5-million project operating under the agency’s Carbon Monitoring System, used field, aircraft, and satellite data to study the impact of both natural and anthropogenic pressures on South Florida’s coastal ecology.
Windblown Smoke in Southern California
2024.11.08
Strong Santa Ana winds carried the Mountain fire’s plume westward over the Pacific Ocean.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Spews Ash
2024.11.07
Eruptions in November 2024 sent volcanic material over the Indonesian island of Flores.
Smoky Skies Over the Indo-Gangetic Plain
2024.11.05
Annual fires contributed to hazy skies over northern Pakistan and India, causing schools in some areas to close.
Landsat Plumbs the (Shallow) Depths
2024.11.04
Researchers have developed a new way to measure near-shore bathymetry using satellite observations alone.
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