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The average global temperature has increased by a little more than 1° Celsius (2° Fahrenheit) since 1880. Two-thirds of the warming has occurred since 1975.
In January 2020, plumes emanated from the young volcanic island.
SERVIR team members traveled to Bangkok, where they connected researchers with the tools to use Synthetic Aperture Radar data to monitor forests and estimate biomass.
Published Jan 31, 2020 in Notes From the Field
Parts of the island nation saw double the usual amount of monthly rainfall.
Published Jan 30, 2020Image of the Day Land Water Floods Human Presence Landslides
The puzzling features are most easily seen from above, but they pose real risks at the surface.
Published Jan 29, 2020Off the coast of Antarctica, vibrant green phytoplankton swirls amidst the sea ice.
Published Jan 28, 2020Image of the Day Water Snow and Ice Remote Sensing Water Color
MOSAiC expedition scientists prepare for research aboard an icebreaker, which has been frozen into the Arctic sea ice for about three months.
Published Jan 28, 2020 in Notes From the Field
Industrialization has brought incredible societal advances and difficult pollution problems. From space, we can see skies clearing in some regions and darkening in others. The thin blue line of our atmosphere is still quite vulnerable.
Published Jun 24, 2014In late 2019, the river started to turn colors due to a reduced sediment load and algae blooms.
Published Jan 27, 2020Since its initial eruption, Taal remains on a level 4 alert, with a hazardous eruption still possible.
Published Jan 24, 2020 in Earth Matters
Chlorophyll is used by algae and other phytoplankton--the grass of the sea--to convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into sugars. These maps show chlorophyll concentrations in the ocean, revealing where phytoplankton are thriving.
The amount of carbon that is being stored by trees and how it has changed over time is the least understood aspect of the global carbon cycle.
Published Jan 24, 202012 months of high-resolution global true color satellite imagery.
Published Oct 13, 2005Bushfire counts dipped in mid-January when much-needed rainfall poured down on New South Wales and Victoria.
Published Jan 24, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Drought Fires Remote Sensing
Once one of the poorest regions of Mexico, Cancún is now a bustling tourist city with millions of visitors each year.
Published Jan 23, 2020Sea salt, volcanic ash, dust, wildfire smoke, and industrial pollution are types of airborne aerosols. Natural aerosols tend to be larger than human-made aerosols. These maps show when and where aerosols come from nature, humans, or both.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a different part of the world? What would the weather be like? What kinds of animals would you see? Which plants live there? By investigating these questions, you are learning about biomes.
Published Oct 5, 2000Two of the largest freshwater lakes in Turkey sit on the Anatolia Plateau.
Published Jan 23, 2020In January 2020, a vast area of melt formed on the surface of the ice shelf west of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Published Jan 22, 2020Low-level winds lifted ash lying on and around the volcano after its recent eruption.
Published Jan 22, 2020Did you know that satellites can be used to find penguin populations by looking at what they leave behind? EO Kids is discovering more about penguins by looking at their poop from space.
Published Jan 22, 2020 in EO Kids
For much of the year, the salt pan is bone dry. But when the wet season brings abundant rains, the large, shallow basin becomes a temporary oasis.
Published Jan 21, 2020The white landscape contrasts with the dark and colorful water, which at the time had very little ice cover.
Published Jan 21, 2020Changing winds and more vegetation are probably contributing to the trend.
Published Jan 17, 2020Astronaut Christina Koch snapped a picture of the Quadrantids in January 2020.
Published Jan 17, 2020Astronauts captured a striking glimpse of the Andes Mountains, which divide lush forest from the Atacama Desert.
Published Jan 17, 2020Deception Island is one of the only places in the world where ships can sail directly into the center of an active volcano.
Published Jan 17, 2020More jaw-dropping images of the extreme weather in Australia have come in from astronauts and satellites.
Published Jan 16, 2020 in Earth MattersAfternoon thunderstorms are a typical phenomenon during summer in Western Australia.
Published Jan 16, 2020In addition to making rain and snow, clouds can have a warming or cooling influence depending on their altitude, type, and when they form. These maps show what fraction of an area was cloudy each month.
The past five years have been the warmest of the past 140 years.
Published Jan 15, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Water Human Presence Remote Sensing
In January 2020, three days of heavy rain led to flash floods across provinces in southern Iran.
Published Jan 15, 2020Following weeks of smoke, it was dust turning skies odd colors.
Published Jan 14, 2020Land surface temperatures rise and fall with the heat of the Sun, and they represent how hot or cold the surface would feel to touch. These maps show daytime land temperatures as measured from space.
In January 2020, the volcano in the Philippines spewed lava and emitted hazardous amounts of volcanic ash fall and gases.
Published Jan 13, 2020Sand dunes and outcrops add color and dimension across the Namib Sand Sea.
Published Jan 11, 2020As satellites track Australian wildfire smoke from above, GLOBE Observer citizen scientists have been keeping tabs on hazy skies from the ground.
Published Jan 10, 2020 in Earth MattersAn astronaut captured this view of the Front Range, the San Juan Mountains, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Published Jan 10, 2020Satellite images of Earth at night have been a curiosity for the public and a tool of fundamental research for at least 25 years. They have provided a broad, beautiful picture, showing how humans have shaped the planet and lit up the darkness.
Published Apr 12, 2017Skeiðarárjökull is known for flooding caused by volcanic eruptions underneath the ice.
Published Jan 10, 2020Nearly one-third of the island appears to have burned.
Published Jan 9, 2020These maps show the ‘metabolism” of Earth’s plants and trees. Net primary productivity is the difference between the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed during photosynthesis minus the amount released by respiration.
Net radiation is the balance between incoming and outgoing energy at the top of the atmosphere. It is the total energy available to influence climate after light and heat are reflected, absorbed, or emitted by clouds and land.
Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us what we are looking at, where it is, and why it is interesting.
Published Jan 7, 2020 in Earth Matters
When it comes to getting around in Antarctica, McMurdo Station is like an off road testing facility of continental-sized proportions.
Published Jan 7, 2020 in Notes From the Field
Scientists create maps of forest cover to understand where the composition and structure of Pacific Northwest forests are sufficient for the threatened species to nest and roost.
Published Jan 3, 20202019 brought many memorable events on Planet Earth. Here are a few highlights from around the globe.
Published Dec 20, 2019It measures about half the size of a football field and it is so small that you cannot see it on Google maps. This barren bit of rock off the coast of Canada has an unusual namesake: the Landsat 1 satellite. Hear about the discovery in the words of the woman who found it in satellite imagery.
Published Oct 23, 2019In honor of our 20th anniversary, we offer a selection of some of the most beautiful, newsworthy, interesting, and scientifically important images from the past 20 years — one for each day of the calendar year.
Published Sep 24, 2019NASA has a unique vantage point for observing the beauty and wonder of Earth and for making sense of it. The images in this book tell a story of a 4.5-billion-year-old planet where there is always something new to see.
Published Aug 28, 2019