Soils across western Washington and southern British Columbia were saturated for much of the season.…
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.
This coupling of the atmosphere and ocean alters atmospheric circulation and jet streams in ways…
Preliminary reports suggest one tornado may have traveled nearly 200 miles, causing severe damage and…
Flows of superheated ash and tephra mixed with rain to create destructive rivers of debris…
The only total solar eclipse of 2021 was visible from Antarctica, where the Moon blotted…
The nearly 1,000-meter-tall volcano in the South Sandwich Islands frequently finds a way to put…
Leaves have already dropped from the trees across much of the Northern Hemisphere, and once-colorful…
The hot springs at Pamukkale, Turkey, have produced the world’s largest deposit of travertine. The…
Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Plymouth, England—linked by name and colonial history—also share ancient geologic roots. Both…
The Daintree region of Queensland, Australia, is home to one of the world’s oldest forests…
Novel geochemical dating techniques show that Norse people were in L’Anse aux Meadows exactly 1,000…
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…