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Ronnie Abolafia-Rosenzweig Studies the Water Cycle

09.20.2019
Ronnie Abolafia-Rosenzweig is a NASA summer intern whose interests lie in the water cycle perhaps due to his childhood living near a river.
GPM satellite image of rainfall totals in Tropical Storm Tapah

Tapah – Northwestern Pacific Ocean

09.19.2019
Tropical Storm Tapah formed quickly in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Landsat 8 satellite image of the Peraleda de la Mata coast.

Drought Reveals Lost “Spanish Stonehenge”

09.19.2019
The Dolmen de Guadalperal resurfaced after five decades underwater.
NPP satellite image of Tropical Storm Jerry

Jerry – North Atlantic Ocean

09.18.2019
Tropical Storm Jerry is the latest in a line of tropical cyclones to develop in the North Atlantic Ocean this season.
GPM satellite image of rainfall in Tropical Storm Mario

Mario – Eastern Pacific Ocean

09.18.2019
When the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, it flew over the eastern side of Tropical Storm Mario and measured rainfall.
Aqua satellite image of fire and smoke in Borneo

Smoke Blankets Borneo

09.18.2019
Fires burning in peat deposits in Indonesia release gases and particles that have consequences for public health and the climate.
Terra satellite image of Tropical Storm Imelda

Imelda – Eastern Pacific Ocean

09.17.2019
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the western Gulf of Mexico during the early afternoon of Sept. 17 and captured a visible image of the newly formed Tropical Depression 11.
GPM satellite image of Tropical Storm Lorena

Lorena – Eastern Pacific Ocean

09.17.2019
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite provided information about the rate in which rain was falling within the Eastern Pacific Ocean’s tropical storm.
Aqua satellite image of the Walker Fire

California's Walker Fire Nearly Contained

09.17.2019
California's Walker Fire located southwest of Honey Lake and near the Nevada border is 96 percent contained.
Landsat 8 satellite image of a bloom of Trichodesmium near the Great Barrier Reef off of northeast Australia.

A Bloom of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

09.16.2019
An important player in the nitrogen cycle, Trichodesmium makes a seasonal appearance off the northeast coast of Australia.
Terra satellite image of Tropical Depression Peipah

Peipah – Northwestern Pacific Ocean

09.16.2019
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the northwestern Pacific Ocean and provided a final view of Tropical Depression Peipah.
Aqua satellite image of fire and smoke in New South Wales

Drought Exacerbates Australian Fires

09.14.2019
Several years of dry conditions have set the stage for a fierce fire season in several southeastern states.
Suomi NPP OMPS image of smoke and aerosols from fires over Canada's Yukon Territories on 12 September 2019

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP Tracks Fire and Smoke from Two Continents

09.13.2019
On Sept. 13, 2019, data from NASA/NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite's OMPS instrument revealed aerosols and smoke from fires over both South America and North America.
Aqua satellite image of fire and smoke in New South Wales

Dangerous Fires in Australia's New South Wales State Continue

09.13.2019
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Australian state of New South Wales on September 12, 2019 and observed a huge swath of fires up and down the coast.
Aqua satellite image of California's Walker Fire

California's Walker Fire Continues to Grow Within Plumas National Forest

09.13.2019
California's Walker Fire, located about 11 miles east of Taylorsville, California, continues to grow within the Plumas National Forest.
Suomi NPP satellite night image of Tropical Storm Kiko

Kiko – Eastern Pacific Ocean

09.13.2019
Kiko developed on Sept. 11 as Tropical Depression 13E and strengthened into a tropical storm by 5 p.m. EDT. Once it attained tropical storm status, it was named Kiko.
GPM satellite image of rainfall rates in Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine

Humberto – Atlantic Ocean

09.13.2019
As the Bahamas continue to recover from Category 5 hurricane Dorian, a new developing tropical cyclone is bringing additional rainfall to an already soaked area.
Map of Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly in norhteastern Pacific Ocean

Marine Heat Wave Returns to the Northeast Pacific

09.13.2019
The warm surface water this summer was caused by an unusual and persistent weather pattern.
Suomi NPP satellite image of heavy smoke over the Indonesian islands Bangka and Belitung, as well as Kalimantan

Indonesia's Bangka-Belitung Islands and Kalimantan On Fire

09.12.2019
Heavy smoke hangs over the Indonesian islands of Bangka and Belitung as well as Kalimantan.
Landsat 8 false-color image of flooding in Sudan

Floods Swamp Sudan

09.12.2019
After a wet August, floodwaters inundated villages, pastures, and croplands.
Animation of false-color images of Malaspina Glacier from 1986 - 2003

Malaspina on the Move

09.11.2019
More than 30 years of ice velocity data are helping scientists tease out how mountain glaciers respond to climate change.
Map of carbon emissions from fires from Jan. 1, 2003, through Dec. 31, 2018.

Satellite Data Record Shows Climate Change's Impact on Fires

09.10.2019
While every fire needs a spark to ignite and fuel to burn, it's the hot and dry conditions in the atmosphere that determine the likelihood of a fire starting, its intensity and the speed at which it spreads. Over the past several decades, as the world has increasingly warmed, so has its potential to burn.
Suomi NPP satellite image of the Walker Fire

California's Walker Fire Spotted by NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP Satellite

09.10.2019
California's Walker Fire, located within the Plumas National Forest about 11 miles east of the community of Taylorsville, California, has been burning since Sep. 04, 2019.
Terra satellite natural-color image of Great Abaco Island and Grand Bahama islands

In the Wake of Hurricane Dorian

09.10.2019
The storm left a path of destruction from the Caribbean to the Canadian Maritimes.
Terra satellite mage of the Serengeti plains

Circling the Serengeti

09.09.2019
These African plains host the largest natural animal migration in the world.
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