Hundreds of Wildland Fires Darken Skies Over Alaska
Satellite images show smoke from hundreds of wildland fires darkening Alaskan skies. Alaskan summers are usually described as brief and mild. In the early summer…
Satellite images show smoke from hundreds of wildland fires darkening Alaskan skies. Alaskan summers are usually described as brief and mild. In the early summer…
In early July 2022, a combination of dry weather, lightning, and unusual heat fueled hundreds of wildland fires in northern Canada. 136 fires were burning…
Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, two of the Canary Islands lying in the North Atlantic Ocean, are featured in this false-color satellite image captured by the Copernicus…
How pharmaceutical ingredients are affecting the world’s rivers Pharmaceutical chemicals in prescription and over-the-counter medications are released into the environment during their manufacturing, usage, and…
Many people are aware of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, but what is less widely known is that the protective ozone in…
The threat of nuclear warfare is back to the forefront following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But how would modern nuclear weapon detonations impact the world…
One Quercus tardifolia found clinging to life in Big Bend National Park. Botanical researchers have discovered an oak tree once thought to be extinct, and…
What do tornadoes look like on the inside? It’s a good question, but scientists really don’t know the answer. There are no visual observations from…
NASA Harvest scientists use satellite observations and economic data to track how the Russia-Ukraine conflict is disrupting the global food system. When farmers in Ukraine…
Climate change poses a significant danger to people’s health, yet solutions are within reach Climate change is thought to have a vast range of impacts…
This impressive, wide-angled view of Patagonia at the southern end of South America, as well as the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) was captured by the European…
This satellite image from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Kyiv – the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. (Note that this image…
Theory underpins our understanding of convection in the Earth’s outer core and its function in controlling the planet’s magnetic field. Convective flows or how they…
An innovative new perspective on mineralogy, findings rank amongst the field’s most important in the last century. Scientists decipher and catalog the diverse origins of…
One of the best-preserved craters on Earth lies deep within the Sahara Desert. On Asteroid Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission takes us over the…
Melt Ponds, Summer Ice, and More: Space Laser Measures Changing Earth Since 2003, Arctic sea ice has lost about a third of its volume. On…
Greenland’s fjords harbor a unique group of polar bears that rely on glacial ice, a NASA-funded research study reported on June 16, 2022, in the…
The Po River, the longest river in Italy, is hitting record low water levels after months without heavy rainfall. The Copernicus Sentinel-2 animation above shows…