Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)

Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island

A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.

Wild disturbances are on the rise, while land disturbed by human activity has been decreasing.

The strongest of several twisters to touch down in the southern part of the state in early May 2026 left a visible path of damaged vegetation.

Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.

From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time “Lighthouse of the Pacific,” the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of western El Salvador.

Scientists relied on satellite data to understand how the Antarctic glacier lost so much ice so rapidly.

Firefighters are battling two destructive blazes in the southern part of the state as drought grips the U.S. Southeast.

The tadpole-shaped islands along the Absheron Peninsula were born by explosive mud volcano eruptions and reshaped by erosion.

The coastal province features striking tropical karst landscapes and sandy beaches alongside a mix of natural land cover and developed areas.

Above-normal precipitation has swollen rivers and damaged infrastructure statewide.