Remote Sensing

A Smoky Start to Saskatchewan’s Fire Season
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A Smoky Start to Saskatchewan’s Fire Season

Still early in the fire season, satellites in mid-May observed intense blazes and towering plumes of smoke.

Published May 12, 2025

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Mapping the Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales
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Mapping the Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales

Researchers used NASA satellite data to detect swarms of red-tinged copepods, a key food source for the endangered marine mammals, in the Gulf of Maine.

Published May 12, 2025

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Spring Flooding in Kazakhstan
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Spring Flooding in Kazakhstan

Warm temperatures and spring rains unleashed a surge of water that inundated riverside communities in the northern part of the Central Asian country.

Published May 7, 2025

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Late-Autumn Storm Lashes New Zealand
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Late-Autumn Storm Lashes New Zealand

Wintry conditions swept across the mountains, while destructive wind and flooding hit some of the country’s largest cities.

Published May 5, 2025

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Arkansas Farmers Face Lingering Floodwaters
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Arkansas Farmers Face Lingering Floodwaters

Many growers have been forced to replant as a prolonged flood killed off crops in the Arkansas Delta.

Published May 2, 2025

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