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Lava Flow on Volcán de Fuego

Greenland’s Lesser-Known Glaciers

Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Ties Second Lowest on Record

Siberian River Has Turned Red Before, Satellites Show

Super Typhoon Meranti

Parched New England

Central Madrid

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Flooding of the Ganges

The Evolution of Hurricane Hermine

Crack Advances Across Antarctic Ice Shelf

Massive and Mysterious Ice Fall in Tibet

Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation and Drought in Africa

Southern Greenland

Canadian Waters Teem with Phytoplankton

Bay of the Partly Drowned Hills

Oil Fires in Iraq

A Polynya Seldom Seen

Hurricanes Madeline and Lester

Tenerife, Canary Islands

Manila, Philippines

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Badlands National Park

Mesa Verde National Park

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Capulin Volcano National Monument

Increased Fire Comes with Increased Health Risks

Living on the Edge of the Taklimakan Desert

July 2016 Was the Hottest Month on Record

A Nearly Ice-Free Northwest Passage

Blue Cut Fire at Night

Fires Char Madeira

Deluge in Louisiana

The Ring Around Lago de Cahora Bassa

Port of Aden, Yemen

Fires Rage in Portugal

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Lava Flow on Volcán de Fuego

In September 2016, one of Central America’s most active volcanoes began to stir. Read more

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Polar sea ice grows and shrinks dramatically each year, driven by seasonal cycles. Habitat for wildlife and harbinger of changing climate, sea ice offers scientists important clues about the state of our planet. Read more

A Tale of Fire and Water: A NASA Scientist's Quest to Understand the Rain in Africa

August 25, 2016

Charles Ichoku wants to understand whether fires in sub-Saharan Africa are changing the timing and duration of rains. The viability of Lake Chad may depend on what his team finds. Read more

National Parks from Space

August 22, 2016

The U.S. National Park Service celebrates its centennial in 2016, commemorating 100 years of stewardship of America’s natural and historic treasures. Many of those monuments, scenic rivers, parks, and historic sites are visible from space—where the views are just as compelling. Read more

Notes from the Field: Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS)

August 10, 2016

In the second part of this field campaign, scientists will visit the Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii where ocean salinity concentrations are driven by precipitation. They will spend six weeks studying how variations in salinity relate to an acceleration of the global water cycle and climate change. Read more

Notes from the Field: ATom 2016: World Survey of the Atmosphere

August 2, 2016

The Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) mission seeks to understand how short-lived greenhouse gases like ozone and methane contribute to climate change. NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory will fly from Alaska to the tip of South America, then north to Greenland to measure more than 200 gases and particles in the air and their interactions. Read more

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