Fire season in California generally peaks from May through October. But as global temperatures have…
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.
Within an expanse of boreal forest in northwestern Alaska, two treeless stretches of sand stand…
Australia has experienced its warmest spring on record, hitting a mean temperature of 24.53°C (76.15°F),…
In mid-November, about a month before the start of summer in the southern hemisphere, the…
On November 22, 2020, Cyclone Gati became the strongest storm to hit Somalia since satellite…
A joint U.S.-European satellite, built to monitor global sea levels, lifted off on a SpaceX…
When he first encountered Lituya Bay in 1786, the French explorer Jean-François de Galaup La…
Iceberg A-68A made headlines in July 2017 when the Delaware-sized block of ice broke from…
Less than two weeks after being hit by category 4 Hurricane Eta, several Central American…
Maui, the second largest island within the Hawaiian Island/Emperor Seamount Chain, hosts one of the…
On November 11, 2020, Typhoon Vamco thrashed the Philippines with sustained winds of 150 kilometers…
On November 1, 2020, the strongest storm of the year pummeled the Philippines. The Joint…
The 2020 summer monsoon season has delivered historic amounts of rain to China. Since June,…
For the fifth time this year, a named tropical storm or hurricane is going to…
On October 14, 2020, a small fire started north of Hot Sulphur Springs in north-central…
Like Earth, the dwarf planet of Pluto has mountains. Like their earthly cousins, some of…
For 20 years, astronauts have been shooting photos of Earth from the space station. Like…
Global sea level has been rising at a rate of 0.1 inches (3.3 millimeters) per…