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NASA Snow Campaign Wraps 2020 Survey

NASA Snow Campaign Wraps 2020 Survey

05.21.2020
NASA’s SnowEx ground and airborne campaign is a multiyear effort using a variety of techniques to study snow characteristics, and the team concluded their second field campaign in March 2020.
Landsat 8 satellite image of flodding in Midland County, Michigan

Muddy Flooding in Michigan

05.21.2020
Two days of heavy rain led to catastrophic dam failures and major flooding in Midland County.
Suomi NPP satellite image of Tropical Storm 27S

Mangga (was 27S) – Southern Indian Ocean

05.21.2020
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and provided forecasters with a visible image of newly formed Tropical Storm 27S.
GPM IMERG estimated rainfall totals from Cyclone Amphan from May 16 – 19, 2020.

NASA Calculates Former Cyclone Amphan’s Massive Rainfall

05.21.2020
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM Core Observatory satellite observed Tropical Cyclone Amphan as it tracked north over the Bay of Bengal during the week of May 18. NASA monitored the heavy rain associated with Tropical Cyclone Amphan.
December 24, 2019, Terra satellite image of Gran Chaco

Deforestation in Argentina’s Gran Chaco

05.20.2020
South America’s second-largest forest has been experiencing rapid tree losses in recent decades.
Maps depicting change in Active Fires

Satellites Show a Decline in Fire in the U.S. Southeast

05.19.2020
Among the byproducts of the pandemic and social distancing is a drop in forest management fires on federal lands.
Aqua satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Amphan

Amphan – Northern Indian Ocean

05.18.2020
When NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean on May 18, it gathered water vapor data that showed the intensity of powerful Tropical Cyclone Amphan.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens

05.18.2020
In May 1980, a satellite watched the mountain violently erupt; satellites over the next forty years watched it recover.
Suomi NPP satellite image of Tropical Depression Arthur

Arthur (was 90L) – Atlantic Ocean

05.17.2020
Tropical Storm Arthur formed off the east coast of Florida from a low-pressure system (90L) that developed days before in the Straits of Florida.
Suomi NPP satellite night image of a layer of marine stratocumulus clouds hung low over the South Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa

Nighttime Waves Over the South Atlantic

05.16.2020
A layer of marine stratocumulus clouds off the west coast of Africa displayed some particularly complex wave patterns.
Series of six GEOS-S2S-2 near-surface temperature images

NCCS Upgrade Markedly Improves Skill of NASA Seasonal Prediction System

05.15.2020
NASA’s upgraded seasonal prediction system shows substantial improvement in performance, infrastructure, and forecast skill over its predecessor, per a broad set of experiments carried out at the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS).
Suomi NPP satellite image of Typhoon Vongfong

Vongfong Makes Landfall in the Philippines

05.15.2020
The first typhoon of the year in the Western Pacific was later than usual and quite potent.
Photo of snow cover

NASA’s ICESat-2 Measures Arctic Ocean’s Sea Ice Thickness, Snow Cover

05.14.2020
Initial results from NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite suggest that Arctic sea ice has thinned by as much as 20 % since the end of the first ICESat mission (2003-2009).
Aura satellite image of NO2 estimates over southwest United States

NASA Satellite Data Show Air Pollution Decreases over Southwest U.S. Cities

05.14.2020
On March 19, California was one of the first states to set mandatory stay-at-home restrictions in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. Arizona and Nevada followed suit around April 1.
HARP CubeSat first light capture on April 16, 2020 of the coastlines of Italy, Sardinia and southeastern Europe

Tiny NASA Satellite Captures First Image of Clouds and Aerosols

05.14.2020
The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) CubeSat achieved “first light” on April 17, 2020. The tiny satellite sent back its very first image over Europe with bright splashes of colors labeling clouds and aerosols, tiny particles in the atmosphere.
Aqua satellite image of fires in Guerrero state, Mexico

Fires Rage in the State of Guerrero in Mexico

05.14.2020
Fires are raging in the coastal state of Guerrero in south-central Mexico and smoke from the fires drifts over most of the state.
Landsat 8 satellite image detail of the Great Bahama Bank

Still Sandy After All These Years

05.14.2020
In 2002, Earth Observatory published one of the site’s most popular images: the Great Bahama Bank. Eighteen years later, the science has advanced but the sand has not.
Image depicting March 2020 levels of nitrogen dioxide in the northeast U.S

NASA Funds Four Research Projects on COVID-19 Impacts

05.13.2020
Through its Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (RRNES) initiative, NASA is providing funding for selected, rapid-turnaround projects that make innovative use of satellite data and other NASA resources to address the different environmental, economic and societal impacts of the pandemic.
Terra satellite image of Typhoon Vongfong

Vongfong – Northwestern Pacific Ocean

05.13.2020
NASA’s Terra satellite revealed powerful storms in Vongfong as it ramped up from a tropical storm to a typhoon. Vongfong is known locally in the Philippines as Typhoon Ambo.
Landsat 8 satellite image of flooding caused by broken wall in Sardoba Reservoir

Flooding in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

05.12.2020
Water has stopped pouring from the broken wall of the Sardoba Reservoir, but many areas are still submerged.
Three Landsat 8 images of Halema‘uma‘u crater

A New Lake—Water Not Lava—On Kilauea

05.11.2020
After its lava lake drained and the floor dropped, water has been pooling up in the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u crater for several months.
Aqua satellite image of colorful surface waters off of Mauritania

Perma-Blooms off Mauritania

05.09.2020
In a bay off the coast of northwest Africa, conditions are almost always just right for phytoplankton blooms.
Aqua satellite image of New Zealand's North Island

New Zealand Browned by Drought

05.08.2020
North Island vegetation shows signs of stress during one the region’s most severe droughts on record.
Suomi NPP satellite image of fire in Florida panhandle

Prescribed Fire in Florida's Panhandle Grows Out of Control

05.08.2020
In Florida's panhandle, a prescribed fire grew out of control on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 under perfect fire conditions: low humidity coupled with high winds.
Photo of Dr. Claire Parkinson speaking at the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center.

NASA’s Claire Parkinson Named Finalist for Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal

05.05.2020
Claire was selected for her achievements in conducting breakthrough scientific research documenting how the changing sea ice covers in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans have played a significant role in climate change and for her role as Project Scientist for the Aqua satellite.
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