The configuration of the polar vortex may have played a role in unleashing bitter cold…
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.
Heavy rain and levee breaches triggered flooding in parts of Sacramento and the Bay Area.…
Land and water were decorated with snow and ice when astronauts looked down on the…
Intense explosions at the summit sent avalanches of ash and mud racing down the southeastern…
A satellite-based analysis indicates that nearly 27 million tons of wheat were harvested from Ukraine’s…
The Landsat 9 satellite acquired this image of the volcanic eruption as lava flowed past…
The estuary system marks the transition between the Great Altar Desert in northwestern Mexico and…
During Mauna Loa’s first eruption in nearly four decades, satellites observed the volcano’s nighttime glow…
Several new stadiums were built in and around Doha for the World Cup. Thirty-two teams…
Dark, flat-topped mesas stand out amid the surrounding lighter-toned landscape in northwest Sudan. This detailed…
A pair of NASA scientists have an unconventional hobby—searching through atmospheric data to find the…
Mount Terror might sound like a place to avoid. But this Antarctic volcano is not…
The depleted area of the ozone layer over the South Pole was slightly smaller than…
Low water levels are making it difficult to ship goods down the Mississippi River and…
Nearly one month after the collapse of a tailings dam, the South African mining town…
Vibrant leaf color in northeast New York has not disappointed leaf-peepers. Dry conditions in the…
The Ongoing Drought Has Cut Rice Acreage in the Sacramento Valley in Half Normally the…
Storm-Stirred Sediment Produced Colorful Swirls Along the Western Coast of Florida Hurricane Ian barreled into…