Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 Sun-Earth Interactions Stops Along the Path of Totality Guest authors August 12, 2026 0 Western Iceland and northern Spain are among the few Northern Hemisphere locations experiencing a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026.
Earth Observatory Human Dimensions Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) A Million-Panel Project Guest authors July 24, 2026 0 Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region.
Earth Observatory Human Dimensions Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) A Million-Panel Project Guest authors July 24, 2026 0 Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region.
Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Surface Water Wild, Scenic, and Increasingly Rusty Guest authors July 13, 2026 0 Orange streams are now being spotted in hundreds of watersheds in permafrost areas throughout Alaska’s Brooks Range.
Earth Observatory Land Cover Land Use Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) The Battle for Sullivan’s Island Guest authors June 26, 2026 0 Marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet helped colonial forces repel British forces during a pivotal battle on the barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina, on June 28, 1776.
Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Topography Nebraska’s Wide, Rolling Domain Guest authors June 16, 2026 0 The Nebraska Sandhills—the largest system of sand dunes in the Western Hemisphere—stretch across about one-quarter of the state.
Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Volcanoes Pumice Rafts Encroach on Admiralty Islands Guest authors June 15, 2026 0 Buoyant volcanic rock fragments from an underwater eruption drifted across the Bismarck Sea and choked island coasts.
Earth Observatory Human Dimensions Landsat 5 Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) World Cup Fever in Guadalajara Guest authors June 12, 2026 0 The city’s metro area has pushed westward since it last hosted World Cup matches in 1986, expanding across a landscape shaped by ancient volcanoes.
Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 Wildfires Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island Guest authors June 2, 2026 0 A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.
Earth Observatory Earth Visualization & Mapping Human Dimensions Land Cover Land Use Landsat 5 Landsat 7 Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 Natural Disasters A Shift in What’s Shaping U.S. Landscapes Guest authors May 28, 2026 0 Wild disturbances are on the rise, while land disturbed by human activity has been decreasing.