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Animation depicting aerosols traveling from Russia, across Alaska, and into central Canada

From Russia with Aerosols

07.19.2018
Unusually intense fires in Russia sent smoke half-way around the world.
Global map of world's rivers

The Water is Wider

07.18.2018
A new map of the world’s rivers and their widths shows that surface waterways are collectively wider and cover more area than previously thought.
Animated gif based on Landsat 8 satellite images of Theewaterskloof reservoir water levels

Cape Town’s Reservoirs Rebound

07.17.2018
After nearly running out of water in early 2018, the city’s reservoirs are being replenished by rain, conservation efforts, and engineering fixes.
The left image shows Iceberg A-68 on July 30, 2017, soon after it broke away from the shelf and then fractured into two pieces known as A-68A and A-68B. The right image shows the same area on July 1, 2018. Both images are false-color, acquired with the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) on Landsat 8.

One Year Adrift, but Not Far

07.16.2018
In July 2017, a huge iceberg dramatically broke away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. But the aftermath has been a bit more drawn-out, as the berg hasn’t moved very far.
Landsat 8 visible image of phytoplakton blooms in the Chukchi Sea

Churning in the Chukchi Sea

07.14.2018
Regardless of the amount of winter ice cover, the waters off of the Alaskan coast usually come alive each spring with blooms of phytoplankton.
Landsat 8 satellite false-color image of Spring Creek Fire

Fires in a Dry, Hot Colorado Summer

07.13.2018
Dry, hot conditions in Colorado helped lead to the state’s third-largest wildfire in history.
Terra satellite image of hail damage in South Dakota

Hail Cuts Swaths of Damage Across South Dakota

07.12.2018
When thunderstorms drive hail and strong winds over crops and grasslands, they can draw long scars across the landscape.
GPM satellite image depicting Total Rainfall across Japan

Severe Rainfall and Flooding in Japan

07.10.2018
After being soaked in just a few days with double the amount of rain that falls in a normal July, parts of Japan are facing their worst flooding disaster in 35 years.
Map depicting irrigation frequency in the Republican River Basin between 1999 and 2016.

Satellites Investigate Irrigation in a Stressed Aquifer

07.09.2018
The High Plains Aquifer, also known as the Ogallala Aquifer, is under stress.
Terra satellite natural-color image of Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

07.07.2018
Northeast of Africa’s Kalahari Desert and southeast of the Okavango Delta lies one of the largest salt pans in the world. It was once the site of one of the largest inland seas on Earth.
Landsat 8 images of the Kelimutu volcano crater lakes on three different days

Volcanic Mood Rings

07.06.2018
From milky white to vibrant turquoise to blood red, the three lakes at the summit of the Kelimutu volcano are known to unpredictably change color.
Suomi NPP satellite night image of County Fire in California

County Fire Lights Up the Night

07.05.2018
As smoke streamed toward San Francisco, more than 1,000 fire personnel were at the scene fighting the blaze.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Virginia's Colonial Historical Park

Colonial National Historical Park

07.04.2018
The colonial communities of “America’s historic triangle” played defining roles in the road to American independence.
Map showing dust crossing the Atlantic on June 28, 2018, as represented by the Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Version 5 (GEOS-5)

Here Comes the Saharan Dust

06.30.2018
The Sahara Desert, the Caribbean, and Texas may be several thousand miles apart, but a massive cloud of dust connected these places in late June 2018.
Map of India's Black Carbon Column Mass Density

Air Pollution on the Move in India

06.29.2018
In recent decades, northern India has been plagued by a double-dose of air pollution due to nearby sources of desert dust and increasing amounts of airborne particles from human activities.
AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite showed powerful storms

Emilia (Eastern Pacific Ocean)

06.29.2018
NASA infrared data reveals Tropical Storm Emilia is strengthening.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Krasnoye Lake

Going, Going, Gone: Summer's Arrival Clears Ice from Krasnoye Lake

06.26.2018
Krasnoye Lake, located along the lower course of the Anadyr River in northeastern Siberia, has long attracted the attention of geologists, geographers, and archaeologists.
Landsat 8 satellite image of the Hornsund Fjord region in Svalbard, a remote Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

Losing Ice in Svalbard

06.25.2018
Several tidewater glaciers in the southern part of Spitsbergen are retreating because of rising air temperatures.
Terra satellite aimage of a glory near the eastern Pacific island of Guadalupe

A Slice of Glory

06.23.2018
If you have ever seen a series of concentric rings of color near a mist or fog, you have likely seen a glory.
Pair of Aqua satellite images depcting the shoreline of Lake Superior before (June 14) and after (June 18) the downpour.

Massive Amounts of Rain in Michigan

06.20.2018
In a matter of hours on June 17, 2018, torrential rains transformed parts of Michigan into a “state of disaster.”
Timelapse image of mountain range showing thickening dust on the surface of Mars

Martian Dust Storm Grows Global: Curiosity Captures Photos of Thickening Haze

06.20.2018
A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks. NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been studying Martian soil at Gale Crater, is expected to remain largely unaffected by the dust.
Suomi NPP satellite image of dust over India

Hazardous Pre-Monsoon Dust Pollution

06.19.2018
The most intense dust storms usually occur just before monsoon season. But this year has been worse than usual.
Landsat 8 natural-color image of estuaries near the coast of Guinea-Bissau

The Meandering Estuaries of Guinea–Bissau

06.18.2018
Estuaries near the coast of Guinea–Bissau branch out like a network of roots from a plant.
Landsat 8 false-color image of the Rub' al-Khali desert with rainwater-filled sand flats

Rain Soaks the Empty Quarter

06.16.2018
It is rare for rainwater to form lakes in this part of the desert, which is known as the “Empty Quarter.”
Aqua satellite natural-color image of wave pattern in the dust over the Red Sea

Waves of Dust Over the Red Sea

06.15.2018
In June 2018, winds lofted dust from the Sahara Desert and carried it over the Red Sea.
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