The past eight years have been the warmest in the global record.
Published Jan 14, 2022Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Water Human Presence Remote Sensing
More than 20 million people in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia now face some of the worst food security risks in 35 years.
Published Jan 7, 2022Image of the Day Heat Land Water Human Presence Remote Sensing
Hurricane-force winds whipped fires across drought-parched grasslands and into suburban neighborhoods.
Published Jan 3, 2022
This coupling of the atmosphere and ocean alters atmospheric circulation and jet streams in ways that intensify rainfall in some regions and bring drought to others.
Published Dec 13, 2021
Land 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.
Feb 2000 — Nov 2021
