Earth Observatory Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Wildfires Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands Guest authors March 31, 2026 0 Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.
Earth Observatory Ice & Glaciers Landsat 9 Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season Guest authors March 30, 2026 0 A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Oceans Wildlife Satellite Spots a Spawn Guest authors March 27, 2026 0 The activity of herring around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened coastal waters enough to be detectable from space.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Oceans Wildlife Satellite Spots a Spawn Guest authors March 27, 2026 0 The activity of herring around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened coastal waters enough to be detectable from space.
Atmospheric Temperature Climate Modeling Earth Observatory Extreme Temperatures Heat & Radiation A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest Guest authors March 26, 2026 0 Temperatures in several states climbed over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in March 2026, which in some places was the highest March temperature on record.
Earth Observatory Floods Landsat 9 Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu Guest authors March 25, 2026 0 Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands.
Earth Observatory Hurricanes & Typhoons Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Tropical Cyclone Narelle Crosses Australia Guest authors March 24, 2026 0 The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.
Earth Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 Life on Earth Vegetation A Fault Line in Full Bloom Guest authors March 23, 2026 0 Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Volcanoes Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash Guest authors March 20, 2026 0 Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.
Earth Earth Observatory Earth Science Earth Surface & Interior Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Life on Earth Topography Vegetation A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle Guest authors March 17, 2026 0 Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.