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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.
satellite image of Mt. Etna on February 18, 2019.

Italy's Mt. Etna Shows Off Fire and Ice

02.19.2019
As snow covers the peak of Mt. Etna in Italy a steady stream of smoke rises from the edge of the volcano giving a glimpse into what may be looming beneath the surface.
Aqua satellite infrared image of Tropical Depression 02W

Wutip (was 02W – Northwestern Pacific Ocean)

02.19.2019
Tropical Depression 02W formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean on February 19 and the National Weather Service in Guam has issued warnings for Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap States.
Suomi NPP satellite natural color image of the Wallangara bushfire

Wallangara Fire in New South Wales Australia Still Raging

02.19.2019
The Wallangara bushfire that was highlighted on NASA's Fire and Smoke page February 15, 2018, has now burned at least 43,800ha (108,232 acres) in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.
False-color NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite image of New South Wales

Three Separate Bushfires Vex Parts of New South Wales, Australia

02.15.2019
Fire season in Australia has been difficult for the entire continent and that includes New South Wales where three large bushfires have broken out.
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.
Aqua satellite visible image of Tropical Cyclone Oma

Oma (Southern Pacific Ocean)

02.12.2019
NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Pacific Ocean and captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Oma.
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.
Still from animation depicting second impact crater buried under Greenland

NASA Finds Possible Second Impact Crater Under Greenland Ice

02.11.2019
A NASA glaciologist has discovered a possible second impact crater buried under more than a mile of ice in northwest Greenland.
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.
Aaqua satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Neil

Neil (Southern Pacific Ocean)

02.11.2019
Tropical Cyclone Neil had a short life in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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.
Cropped portion of global temperature map

2018 Fourth Warmest Year in Continued Warming Trend, According to NASA, NOAA

02.06.2019
Earth's global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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.
Aqua satellite visible-light image of Tropical Storm Gelena

Gelena (Southern Indian Ocean)

02.06.2019
Tropical Storm Gelena intensified rapidly and appeared to have a cloud-filled eye.
Suomi NPP satellite image of Tropical Cyclone 12S

Funani (Southern Indian Ocean)

02.05.2019
Tropical Storm Funani (formerly classified as 12S) continued to affect Rodrigues Island in the South Pacific Ocean.
Photo of David Wolff

David Wolff: Wallops’ Storm-chaser — With Satellites and Airplanes

02.05.2019
Meteorologist David Wolff chases hurricanes with the help of satellites and airplanes.
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.
Map of 2017 global temperature data where higher than normal temperatures are shown in red, lower than normal temperatures are shown in blue.

NASA, NOAA to Announce 2018 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions

02.04.2019
Climate experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide the annual release of global temperatures data and discuss the most important climate trends of 2018.
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.
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