During one of the most active U.S. tornado seasons, a powerful EF-4 tornado devastated Greenfield,…
Browsing: NASA Earth Observatory
The NASA Earth Observatory is a premier online platform launched by NASA in 1999 to share satellite imagery, maps, and data-driven visualizations that showcase our planet’s dynamic systems. Designed to inform the public and support educators, scientists, and policymakers, the site covers a wide range of Earth science topics including climate change, natural disasters, land use, and atmospheric conditions. With regularly updated imagery from NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites, the Earth Observatory offers compelling insights into both long-term environmental trends and real-time global events.
Harrat Khaybar, a major volcanic field in Saudi Arabia, showcases a diverse range of volcanoes…
Iceberg A-83, approximately the size of Portland, Oregon, detached from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf in…
A heat dome in May 2024 triggered record temperatures and severe storms in Central America…
Ancient hominin fossils lie beneath the sandy soils on the outskirts of this village in…
Large tidal swings expose a plateau-shaped reef around Australia’s Yawajaba island at low tide. The…
For the second year in a row, California’s largest reservoir filled to nearly 100 percent…
Space scientists and sky-watchers were treated to a stunning display of the northern lights. The…
As sunlight waned, the glow of artificial light revealed patterns of urbanization along the populous…
NASA’s Aurorasaurus project captured images of a major aurora borealis event via ground observers during…
Researchers have been tracking how strong storms have eaten into the Gulf state’s coastline. Sixteen…
Torrential rains have unleashed widespread and destructive flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost…
Unusually early and intense fires are spreading rapidly amid drought and high winds. Following Canada’s…
Michigan’s Ludington Pumped Storage Plant uses excess electricity to pump water uphill and generates power…
Searing temperatures and little rain reduced water levels of Pantabangan Lake, one of the country’s…
NASA satellites are helping track tiger habitat, offering hope and new insights for conservation as…
A May storm dumped over two feet of snow in one day on parts of…
NASA citizen scientists collected thousands of photographs and temperature readings that are being used to…