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Still from ozone animation

The Ozone Hole: Closing the Gap

02.20.2019
After thinning at alarming rates in the 1980s and 90s, the ozone layer over Antarctica is starting to recover. Watch how ozone concentrations in the stratosphere have changed from 1979 through 2018.
Landsat 8 image of Brunt Ice Shelf

Countdown to Calving at Brunt Ice Shelf

02.20.2019
Cracks growing across the ice shelf are poised to release an iceberg about twice size of New York City.
Aqua satellite visible image of Von Kármán vortices off the coast of Chile

Love is in the Air

02.14.2019
This Valentine in the sky is the visible expression of fluid dynamics at work.
Natural-color satellite images of the Sierra Nevada on February 11, 2019, and February 15, 2018

A Strong Start to Sierra Snowpack

02.13.2019
A succession of storms in January and February dumped huge amounts of snow on the Sierra Nevada.
Terra satellite images showing North West Queensland before and after flooding

Summer Floods in Australia

02.13.2019
Weeks of rainfall pounded Queensland in January and February 2019, causing destructive flooding in the region.
Map depicting Trend in Annual Average Leaf Area in Asia

China and India Lead the Way in Greening

02.12.2019
Ambitious tree-planting programs and intensified agriculture have led to more land area covered in vegetation.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Alaska's northern coast

Alaska in Flux: Slumping Coastlines

02.11.2019
Erosion is one of the major changes to the state’s landscape in recent decades.
Landsat 8 satellite image of evaporation ponds at Salar de Atacama

Where Batteries Begin

02.09.2019
Chile’s Salar de Atacama has the world’s largest reserve of lithium, which is a key ingredient in rechargeable batteries.
Aerial photograph of Mud Creek landslide was shot by the U.S. Geological Survey

Drought then Deluge Turned a Stable Landslide into Disaster

02.08.2019
“Stable landslide” sounds like a contradiction in terms, but there are indeed places on Earth where land has been creeping downhill slowly and harmlessly for as long as a century.
Terra satellite false-color image of flooding along the Paraná River on February 4, 2019

Floods Soak Argentine Farmland

02.06.2019
Some areas received a year’s worth of rain in the first two weeks of January.
Map of U.S. change in air temperatures January 31 - February 5, 2019

Wild Winter Temperature Swings

02.06.2019
The bitter cold that gripped the eastern half of the United States has been replaced by record-warmth.
Landsat 8 image of the Talampaya and Ischigualasto Natural Parks, located near the Argentina-Chile border.

Time Traveling to the Triassic

02.05.2019
Fossil remains in Argentina's Talampaya and Ischigualasto Natural Parks document the origins of mammals and dinosaurs.
Landsat 8 satellite image of the tailings dam flood on January 30, 2019

Another Deadly Dam Collapse in Brazil

02.04.2019
A torrent of waste sludge from an iron mine has devastated a small town in Minas Gerais.
2018 airborne image of tree cover in a section of El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico

A Haircut for Puerto Rico’s Forests

02.03.2019
A research team has found that 40 to 60 percent of the tall trees surveyed on the island either lost large branches, were snapped in half, or were uprooted by strong winds from Hurricane Maria.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Mt. Etna

Etna Awakens on its Side

02.02.2019
Lava and ash spewed from a new fissure on the southeastern side of the volcano.
Map of Austraila Land Surface Temperature Anomaly

Blistering Summer in Australia

02.01.2019
A series of heatwaves has been breaking temperature records across the nation.
Map depicting air temperature at 2 m as depicted in the GEOS model

Arctic Weather Plunges into North America

01.30.2019
The culprit is a familiar one: the polar vortex.
ICESat-2 Sees the Trees in Mexico

ICESat-2 Sees the Trees in Mexico

01.29.2019
The satellite measures more than just polar ice; it also makes detailed elevation measurements over the planet’s tropical and temperate latitudes.
Aqua satellite image showing swirls of color in the Arabian Sea

Watercolor Painting of Water Colors

12.27.2018
A colorful image of the Arabian Sea shows the various types of activities occurring in the waters.
Black-and-white photograph of the Earth rising over a horizontal surface on December 24, 1968, as the Apollo 8 crew orbited the Moon.

All of You on the Good Earth

12.24.2018
These iconic photos are not new, but their message never gets old.
Split image: (L) Terra satellite image of phytoplankton bloom off Argentina (R) Terra image depicting observations of concentrations of chlorophyll-a

Summer Bloom in the Argentine Sea

12.23.2018
The milky green and blue phytoplankton developed where warmer, saltier coastal waters from the subtropics meet colder, fresher waters flowing from the south.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Aïr Mountains

The Tallest Point in Niger

12.22.2018
The Aïr Mountains stand out, aesthetically and geologically, from the surrounding low-lying plains to support unique wildlife.
Map of Shallow Groundwater Wetness Percentile for Eastern United States

Soggy 2018 for the Eastern U.S.

12.20.2018
See where shallow groundwater has responded to the unusually wet conditions this year.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Lilongwe and surrounding area

Lilongwe and Landsat Grew Up Together

12.19.2018
A fishing town became a bustling city after Malawi’s president moved the capital there.
Elevation measurement of sea ice in the Weddell Sea

Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea

12.18.2018
New elevation measurements will give researchers an unprecedented understanding of the thickness of sea ice, which will be used to help improve climate modeling and forecasts.
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