2021 marked another peak in the ongoing trend of rising global temperatures, tying as the…
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.
A sensor installed on the International Space Station is yielding fresh insights into the global…
Clouds parted for a glimpse of one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, Mount…
More than 20 million people in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia now face some of the…
Satellites captured the intense volcanic activity on Isabela Island in the Galápagos, with the eruption…
On two separate occasions, 50 years apart, there were mass deaths of caribou in Arctic…
Hurricane-force winds whipped fires across drought-parched grasslands and into suburban neighborhoods near Denver. On December…
https://youtu.be/o2qKXIINp-0 January 3 – August 15, 2012 Airborne research shows the Southern Ocean as a…
Astronauts traveling within Earth’s largest artificial satellite can capture unique shots of the planet’s only…
In 2021, Earth experienced a diverse range of natural phenomena captured in striking images. The…
The Libyan Desert Is Often Cited as a Mars Analog The vast Libyan Desert stretches…
Satellite images highlight Scandinavia, where the Sami people maintain centuries-old traditions of reindeer herding alongside…
While efforts to raise domesticated reindeer on the island failed, herds of wild reindeer prosper…
Herding could help curb Arctic greening and shrubification caused by climate change. On the Yamal…
https://youtu.be/sCmrqpMvj0k December 15 – 16, 2021 Hurricane-force winds, dust storms, tornadoes, wildfires, snow squalls, heavy…
Locally named Odette, the storm is one of the strongest recorded on Earth this year…
Tornadoes and severe winds knocked out power to Mayfield and surrounding towns. On the night…
Once the second-largest lake in Turkey, it now rarely spans an area much larger than…