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Global map of methane emissions

Mapping Methane Emissions from Fossil Fuel Exploitation

01.25.2022
Scientists track the sources of 97 million metric tons of methane emissions.
Digital elevation map of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai

Dramatic Changes at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai

01.24.2022
NASA scientists have been closely watching the evolution of the volcanic island near Tonga since 2015.
Trio of natural-color images showing how sediment, ash, pumice, and possibly continuing emissions from the volcano discolored the water in the days after the event.

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai Erupts

01.19.2022
Several Earth-observing satellites collected data during and after the potent blast spurred a tsunami and lofted volcanic material high into the stratosphere.
Photo of Vice President Kamala Harris at NASA

One Year into the Biden Administration, NASA Looks to Future

01.19.2022
Over the past year, NASA has made valuable contributions to Biden-Harris Administration’s goals – leading on the global stage, addressing the urgent issue of climate change, creating high paying jobs, and inspiring future generations.
Aqua satellite natural-color image of Colorado wildfires

Colorado Faces Winter Urban Firestorm

01.05.2022
Hurricane-force winds whipped fires across drought-parched grasslands and into suburban neighborhoods.
Natural-color Terra satellite image of the Yamal Peninsula in West Siberia

Reindeer as Ecosystem Engineers?

12.23.2021
Herding could help curb Arctic greening and shrubification caused by climate change.
Landsat 8 satellite image of image of Mount Snæfell and the surrounding area

Grazing with Iceland’s Reindeer

12.22.2021
While efforts to raise domesticated reindeer on the island failed, herds of wild reindeer prosper in East Iceland.
Landsat 8 satellite image of La Palma after lava flows

A Changed Landscape on La Palma

12.21.2021
After slow-moving lava flows bulldozed their way down the volcanic peak for months, parts of the island now look more like a moonscape than a tropical paradise.
Natural-color Landsat 8, image of snow-capped peak on Mauna Loa

Snow Caps Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa

12.09.2021
A “Kona low” weather system brought blizzard conditions and extreme precipitation to Hawai’i.
forest structure pattern map

ABoVE Science Team Members Study Boreal Forest Patterns on ADAPT Using LVIS Data, Field Sensors, and Satellites

12.08.2021
Members of the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) Science Team are leveraging the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) ADAPT Science Cloud to measure changes in vegetation, composition, and wildlife frequency and extent in Alaska and Northern Canada.
Image of SWOT satellite above Earth

NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting

12.06.2021
NASA researchers and colleagues from around the world will present the latest findings on a range of Earth and space science topics at the annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting, being held virtually and in New Orleans from Monday, Dec.13, through Friday, Dec. 17.
Illustration of GOES-T satellite in orbit

NOAA’s GOES-T has new launch date

11.18.2021
NOAA and NASA are now targeting March 1, 2022, as the new launch date for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) mission. The launch was recently scheduled for February 16, 2022. However, shifts in launch dates for missions scheduled ahead of GOES-T prompted NASA, NOAA, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to coordinate the
Image of Earth

Vice President Harris to Visit NASA Goddard Today, Deliver Live Remarks

11.05.2021
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland today, Nov. 5, to get a firsthand look at the agency’s work to combat the climate crisis and protect vulnerable communities.
Landsat 9 first light satellite image of Earth

NASA, USGS Release First Landsat 9 Images

11.05.2021
Landsat 9, a joint mission between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that launched Sept. 27, 2021, has collected its first light images of Earth. The images, all acquired Oct. 31, are available online.
Photo of students at a lecture

NASA Partnership Supports the Next Generation of Space and Science Professionals

11.03.2021
NASA's participation in the Mentoring365 program will provide connectivity and access to the next generation of space and science professionals.
False-color Terra satellite image of fires in Republic of Sakha

A Record-Breaking Year for Fire in Sakha

10.13.2021
Fires burned 8.4 million hectares in the eastern Russian republic.
False-color Landsat 8 satellite image of burn scar from Dixie Fire

What’s Behind California’s Surge of Large Fires?

10.05.2021
Heat waves and droughts supercharged by climate change, a century of fire suppression, and fast-growing populations have made large, destructive fires more likely.
NASA Awards Sun-Sky Scanning Sun Photometers for the AERONET Project

NASA Awards Sun-Sky Scanning Sun Photometers for the AERONET Project

09.29.2021
NASA has awarded a contract for Sun-Sky Scanning Sun Photometers to CIMEL Electronique of Paris, France to support the AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET).
Landsat 8 satellite image of lava flowing through La Palma communities

Lava Burns a Path Through La Palma

09.29.2021
A slow-moving wall of basaltic lava is bulldozing its way through communities on one of the Canary Islands.
Graphic depicting global flood events and population exposed

Research Shows More People Living in Floodplains

09.27.2021
The proportion of the world’s population exposed to floods grew by 20 to 24 percent—ten times greater than what previous models had predicted.
Image of rocket lifting off

NASA Launches New Mission to Monitor Earth’s Landscapes

09.27.2021
Landsat 9, a NASA satellite built to monitor the Earth’s land surface, successfully launched at 2:12 p.m. EDT Monday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Landsat 8 natural-color satellite image of Lake Powell in late summer 2021

Lake Powell Reaches New Low

09.24.2021
Water levels at Glen Canyon Dam have fallen to their lowest level since 1969 and are still dropping
Landsat 8 satellite image of Sudbury Basin in southeastern Ontario

Sudbury Impact Structure

09.20.2021
Few craters are as large, or as old, as this impact structure in southeastern Ontario, Canada.
Artist concept of Landsat 9 satellite in orbit

NASA TV to Air Landsat 9 Launch, Prelaunch Activities

09.20.2021
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring Earth’s land and coastal regions that began with the first Landsat satellite in 1972.
Landsat 8 false-color satellite images of Mississippi River Delta

A Changed Landscape in Southern Louisiana

09.11.2021
Hurricane Ida left behind large new patches of open water that scientists will be watching closely to see if vegetation and healthy marshes return.

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