NASA satellites and sensors constantly take the pulse of our planet, measuring how Earth changes by the day, season, year, and decade. Researchers and resource managers analyze those measurements and apply them on local and regional scales to better manage things like our food and water supplies, health, safety, land use, and ecosystems. NASA data is also used by other government agencies to help with responses to natural disasters and emergencies around the country and the world.
Communities in the High Atlas Mountains were among the hardest hit after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake caused widespread damage.
Published Sep 20, 2023
Using remote sensing, researchers have developed a method to guide the state of Maryland’s tree-planting efforts.
Published Sep 7, 2023
The hurricane rapidly intensified over the Gulf of Mexico, weakening only slightly before making landfall over Florida.
Published Aug 30, 2023
Fueled by unusually warm waters, the hurricane is forecast to rapidly intensify before barreling into Florida.
Published Aug 29, 2023
A new database details two decades of damage swaths left after winds and hail pulverize crops and vegetation.
Published Aug 23, 2023
A detailed analysis of satellite data reveals the expansion of land that has been converted from forest to impermanent farmland.
Published Aug 21, 2023
Strong winds and dry weather helped fuel destructive wildfires on Hawaii’s second-largest island.
Published Aug 10, 2023
Following a slow start to the fire season, several blazes burned across the western U.S. in early August.
Published Aug 3, 2023
After the breach of Kakhovka Dam and the flood that ensued, farmers in the area are coping with depleted water supplies.
Published Jul 27, 2023
Wildfires broke out on Rhodes and other islands amid record heat, forcing thousands to evacuate.
Published Jul 25, 2023
Plants are abundant along Baugh Creek, thanks to the ponded water from beaver dams.
Published Jul 24, 2023
Observations made by NASA’s newest storm-watching satellites captured the evolution of Hurricane Adrian’s structure as the storm strengthened.
Published Jul 21, 2023
Satellite data show wetlands in Spain desiccated by demands on groundwater and persistent drought.
Published Jun 26, 2023
Prolonged drought in Kansas set the stage for what may be one of the state’s smallest wheat harvests in decades.
Published Jun 22, 2023
Data from winter 2022-2023 show the greatest net gain of water in nearly 22 years, but groundwater levels still suffer from years of drought.
Published Jun 10, 2023
Shasta Lake refilled in spring 2023 after a season of heavy rain and snowmelt.
Published Jun 7, 2023
Blooms of the plant-like organisms near coastal areas have become more frequent in the 21st century.
Published May 30, 2023
Fieldwork in interior Alaska aimed to identify when evergreen trees resumed growth and started taking up carbon.
Published May 27, 2023
Lights have been steadily returning to southeast Türkiye after deadly earthquakes triggered power outages in February 2023.
Published May 15, 2023
Flooding in the California lakebed continues to spread as spring brings snowmelt from the Sierras.
Published May 4, 2023
Hunger is on the rise in Malawi after the tropical cyclone devastated crops in the southern part of the country.
Published May 3, 2023
Heat and drought have parched reservoirs in northeastern Spain.
Published Apr 26, 2023
Atmospheric rivers delivered a huge amount of snow to the California mountain range.
Published Apr 19, 2023
Water overtopped the banks of the Shabelle and Juba rivers, affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia and Somalia.
Published Apr 14, 2023
A belt of seaweed that stretches from the west coast of Africa to the Gulf of Mexico is the largest on record for March.
Published Apr 7, 2023
Heavy precipitation has flooded communities and agricultural fields in the former lakebed.
Published Apr 4, 2023
Satellites are helping farmers in the Rio Grande Valley take on the cotton-loving beetles.
Published Apr 3, 2023
Scientists developed a way to detect the fine-scale features of harmful algae blooms that occur close to beaches and inside small bays.
Published Mar 29, 2023
NASA research finds that a combination of windblown dust and human-caused particle pollution was associated with nearly 3 million premature deaths in 2019.
Published Mar 17, 2023
A team of scientists mapped nitrogen dioxide in California’s air at the neighborhood scale and found hotspots of the air pollutant near high-rise buildings and food processing facilities.
Published Mar 7, 2023
