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Global map depicting locations and dates of carbon monoxide observations that MLS made in January 2020.

Australian Smoke Plume Sets Records

02.03.2020
Potent wildfires sent one of the largest plumes of smoke higher into the stratosphere than certain satellites have ever observed.
Satellite image pf dist over the Taklamakan Desert

A Decline in Asian Dust

01.21.2020
Changing winds and more vegetation are probably contributing to the trend.
Maps depicting dust moving out from Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean from 2007–2016

A Dusty Journey

01.09.2020
Satellite observations show how far winds normally spread North African dust particles before rain and gravity pull them down to the ocean.
Image taken by NASA's Aqua satellite using the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument on Jan. 05, 2020, showing smoke plumes reaching across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand.

Rains Bring Very Temporary Relief to Australia's Fires

01.06.2020
NASA satellite data continues to provide a look at the smoke and aerosols generated by the massive fires in Australia.
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite. Smoke has a tan color, while clouds are bright white.

Thick Smoke Blankets Southeastern Australia

01.03.2020
In this MODIS image taken on January 1, 2020, thick smoke blankets southeastern Australia, including the states of New South Wales and Victoria, from the continuing intense bushfires.
Image of Jupiter

NASA Highlights Solar Mission, Jupiter Cyclone at AGU Meeting

12.05.2019
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Dec. 9-13 in San Francisco.
Photo of Sergey Korkin

Atmospheric Scientist Sergey Korkin Writes Algorithms to Simulate Instruments Findings

12.03.2019
Atmospheric Scientist Sergey Korkin writes algorithms that help scientists understand air quality.
Aqua satellite natural-color image of smoke plumes from New South Wales and Queensland

Aussie Smoke Plumes Crossing Oceans

11.21.2019
As fires continue to rage in southern and eastern Australia, the smoke has risen high and far across the atmosphere.
Aqua satellite image of fire and smoke in Borneo

Smoke Blankets Borneo

09.18.2019
Fires burning in peat deposits in Indonesia release gases and particles that have consequences for public health and the climate.
Map of Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly in norhteastern Pacific Ocean

Marine Heat Wave Returns to the Northeast Pacific

09.13.2019
The warm surface water this summer was caused by an unusual and persistent weather pattern.
Map of carbon emissions from fires from Jan. 1, 2003, through Dec. 31, 2018.

Satellite Data Record Shows Climate Change's Impact on Fires

09.10.2019
While every fire needs a spark to ignite and fuel to burn, it's the hot and dry conditions in the atmosphere that determine the likelihood of a fire starting, its intensity and the speed at which it spreads. Over the past several decades, as the world has increasingly warmed, so has its potential to burn.
Suomi NPP satellite night image of fires burning in Angola

Seasonal Fires are Burning in Angola

08.30.2019
Fire season peaks every August in some parts of southern Africa.
Landsat 8 satellite image of fire burning norht of the Paraguay River near Puerto Busch

Fire Burns in Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil

08.27.2019
Since the beginning of August 2019, NASA satellites have observed fires burning near the border of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil.
Terra satellite natural-color image of fires burning near Novo Progresso, Brazil

Uptick in Amazon Fire Activity in 2019

08.26.2019
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon
Image of campaign aircraft on tarmac

Philippine Airborne Campaign Targets Weather, Climate Science

08.26.2019
NASA's P-3 science aircraft soared above the Manila skyline on Monday to begin a nearly two-month-long investigation into how smoke from fires changes clouds, a key factor in improving weather and climate forecasts.
Smoke from the fires raging in in the Amazon basin has created a shroud that is clearly visible across much of the center of South America.

Amazonian Fires Continue Shrouding South America in Smoke

08.22.2019
Smoke from the fires raging in in the Amazon basin is clearly visible across much of the center of South America.
Photograph of Castle Fire by FIREX-AQ team member

Sampling the Castle Fire

08.22.2019
Researchers are flying through wildfire smoke to learn about the molecules lingering inside its plume.
Global map of Active Fires

Building a Long-Term Record of Fire

08.21.2019
Scientists have answered some important questions about how fires vary around the world and are changing over time.
Suomi NPP satellite night images of growth of fire on Gran Canaria

Fire Races Across Gran Canaria

08.20.2019
The fire is tearing through pine forests in mountainous terrain on the second most populous of the Canary Islands.
Landsat 8 satellite natural-color image of the Williams Flats fire

Flying through a Fire Cloud

08.13.2019
A rare flight through a thunderstorm triggered by a wildfire has atmospheric scientists buzzing.
Photograph of an intense crown fire raging through stand of black spruce in a boreal forest in Alaska

A New Global Fire Atlas

08.08.2019
The satellite-based atlas includes information about more than 13 million fires.
Animation showing monthly averages of erythemaally weighted dose of UV across the U.S. for January - December 2015

New Map Shows Risk of Sunburn Across the U.S.

08.07.2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using NASA data to help the public better understand their UV exposure.
Aqua satellite image of fires burning in the southeastern United States

NASA, NOAA Announce Opportunity for Media to Preview Airborne Air Quality Study

08.06.2019
Media are invited to a behind-the-scenes look at the second phase of a major field campaign to study the impacts of U.S. wildfires and agricultural fires on air quality and climate.
GEOS-5 model image of Air Temperature Change across Greenland July 20 - 30, 2019

Warm Weather Brings Major Melting to Greenland

08.02.2019
Melting was provoked by a bubble of warm air that moved over Greenland after delivering unseasonably warm temperatures to Europe.
Aqua satellite natural-color image of thick wildfire smoke over Alaska

Arctic Fires Fill the Skies with Soot

08.01.2019
Fires in Alaska, Siberia, and Greenland have emitted large amounts of black carbon this summer.
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