Novel geochemical dating techniques show that Norse people were in L’Anse aux Meadows exactly 1,000…
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.
Torrential rain in southern British Columbia and western Washington spurred deadly floods and mudslides that…
Shallow rock formations and sandbars allow people to occasionally walk between the islands. An astronaut…
The James Webb Space Telescope will launch from Europe’s spaceport near the Equator in French…
Moist ocean air and steady winds pile up thunderheads and anvil clouds around Indonesia. An…
Earth’s shifting landscapes keep resurfacing relics of war. On November 11, the United States honors…
Now in its check-out period, the satellite has provided a glimpse of the compelling and…
Like so many glaciers in Greenland, Kjer has retreated significantly in recent decades and now…
Iron-rich aerosols from the 2019-2020 fires fertilized huge phytoplankton populations in the far South Pacific.…
Washington Irving’s classic tale about a headless horseman plays out an ancient landscape scarred by…
Scientific Questions Arrive in Ports Satellite observations of nitrogen dioxide near key U.S. ports suggest…
https://youtu.be/uvpsO3TnELU January 1 – October 7, 2021 A colder than usual winter atmosphere over the…
https://youtu.be/HTCnINtFEOc October 10 – 25, 2021 One of the most intense extratropical cyclones ever to…
Warm and dry conditions continue to affect agricultural lands in the U.S. Northern Plains and…
Recent Storms Added to an Already Heavy Monsoon Season Persistent rain in mid-October 2021 brought…
Volcanoes emit sulfur dioxide — a pungent gas that reacts with oxygen and moisture in…
As temperatures rise on the Tibetan Plateau, lakes are growing larger and deeper. Glaciologists often…
Spencer Gulf in South Australia hosts the world’s largest cuttlefish mass spawning event. Each winter…