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Landsat 8 satellite image of lakes of New Zealand's South Island

How Glaciers Turn Lakes Turquoise

05.20.2019
Fine particles of pulverized rock absorb and scatter sunlight in ways that can give water a striking blue-green color.
Landsat 8 satellite image of sea ice near Greenland

Spring Freeze in the Labrador Sea

05.18.2019
Filaments of sea ice stretch across the waters off southern Greenland, an area that is typically ice-free.
Aqua satellite image of smoke pollution over Mexico and Mexico City

Wildfire Smoke Shrouds Mexico City

05.17.2019
Officials declared an environmental emergency due to unhealthy air quality.
Landsat 8 satellite image of a surging glacier in northern Pakistan near Mount Shishpar

Surging Glacier Creates a New Lake

05.15.2019
Local authorities are watching closely after a fast-advancing glacier in northern Pakistan blocked a stream and created a temporary lake.
Terra satellite image of contrails over California and Mexico

Contrails Over the Gulf of California

05.14.2019
The corridor between the United States and Mexico is a fairly busy one for air traffic—heavy enough to produce plenty of contrails, but not so much that they all blend together.
Animated gif of the Pine Island Glacier retreat

Two Decades of Change at Pine Island Glacier

05.13.2019
As this Antarctic glacier sheds huge icebergs more frequently, scientists are closely monitoring the retreat.
Terra satellite image of dust over China and Mongolia

Dust Swirls over Asia

05.12.2019
In May 2019, dust from the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts swirled high into the atmosphere as a spring storm passed through China and Mongolia.
Terra satellite image of fires in Guerrero Mexico

Fires Burn in Guerrero, Mexico

05.11.2019
The blazes have been difficult to control because of strong winds.
Landsat 8 satellite image of flooding along the Mississippi River

Flooding Continues Along the Mississippi

05.10.2019
The Landsat 8 satellite observed water out of the river banks and on the floodplains near St. Louis.
Data visualizations of Odisha city lighting on (L) April 30 (before the storm) and on (R) May 5, 2019, two days after Fani made landfall

Lights Out after Cyclone Fani

05.09.2019
The powerful storm, one of the worst to hit India since 1999, knocked out electricity across the state of Odisha.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Mosul Dam and surrounding area

Reservoir Swells Upstream of Mosul

05.08.2019
Satellite data shows that water levels in Iraq’s largest reservoir have reached heights not seen in more than a decade.
Map of cumulative fire detections across the United Kingdom from January 1 through April 30, 2019

Fires Burn Across the UK

05.07.2019
It is not even summertime, but already the United Kingdom has seen a significant number of wildfires.
False-color Terra satellite image of large burn scar along the Amur River in Russia's Khabarovsk region

Spring Fires in Khabarovsk

05.06.2019
A fast-moving blaze charred far eastern Russia and lofted a pillar of smoke high into the air.
Aqua satellite image of the Flinders Ranges

Folding a Mountain

05.04.2019
The Flinders Ranges—the largest mountain range in South Australia—is a classic example of a folded mountain range.
Aqua satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Fani

Fani Threatens India

05.03.2019
The storm strengthened and bore down on the country's eastern coast as a very severe tropical cyclone.
NDVI Anomaly map for parts of Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina

Atacama Greening

05.02.2019
A burst of wildflowers and other plant growth followed damaging floods in northern Chile.
Suomi NPP satellite image of dust over Africa

Choking on Saharan Dust

05.01.2019
A new analysis suggests that exposure to mineral dust may be a bigger cause of premature death in Africa than previously thought.
Aqua satellite false-color image of chlorophylly concentration in the South Atlantic Ocean

Seeing the Sea Through the Years

04.30.2019
In several decades of observing the ocean with satellites, our vision has changed as much as the sea.
Photo of original sign being installed

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Celebrates 60 Years

04.29.2019
On May 1, 1959, the Beltsville Space Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, was renamed NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in honor of Robert H. Goddard, widely considered the father of modern rocketry. Thus began a 60-year boom in science and technological innovation.
Photo of rozen meltwater lake in the Lambert Land region of northeastern Greenland

Greenland Refrozen

04.29.2019
Most indications of meltwater ponds and lakes on the ice sheet are leftovers from past seasons that have since refrozen.
SeaWiFS image of a massive low pressure system in April 2003

EO On This Day

04.29.2019
In honor of our 20th anniversary, we offer a selection of some of the most beautiful, newsworthy, interesting, and scientifically important images from the past 20 years.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Bolivian salt flat in 2019

Lithium Harvesting at Salar de Uyuni

04.27.2019
The Bolivian salt flat holds vast quantities of the element, but bringing it to market poses challenges.
Side-by-side false-color images depicting glacial lake at the foot of the Kokthang Glacier

As a Himalayan Glacier Melts, a Lake Grows

04.26.2019
Over the past three decades, India’s Kokthang glacier has been retreating and a nearby lake has doubled in size.
Suomi NPP satellite night image of Tropical Cyclone Kenneth

Mozambique Braces for Tropical Cyclone Kenneth

04.25.2019
Just five weeks after enduring the worst natural disaster in its recorded history, the African country is facing another serious storm threat.
Aqua satellite false-color image of Argentina's Laguna Mar Chiquita and the neighboring salt flats, Lago Salinas Grandes and Lago Salinas de Ambargasta.

The Comings and Goings of Lakes

04.24.2019
Sometimes the slow grind of plate tectonics can determine where and when lakes exist.
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