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.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Volcanoes Ever Restless Mount Dukono Erupts Guest authors May 27, 2026 0 The volcano on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island routinely ejects ash, volcanic gases, and volcanic bombs.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Remote Sensing Technology A Full Moon Checkup Guest authors May 26, 2026 0 Once a month during the full Moon, Landsat 9 turns from Earth to image the lunar surface, helping keep the spacecraft’s data accurate and consistent.
Earth Observatory Human Dimensions Landsat 9 An Early “Decoration Day” Celebration Guest authors May 25, 2026 0 In a precursor to Memorial Day, people in Charleston, South Carolina, honored fallen Civil War troops with flowers, songs, and marches at an event at a racetrack on May 1, 1865.
Earth Observatory Floods Landsat 9 snow Surface Water Ice Moves Out of Aniak Guest authors May 14, 2026 0 Spring melt along Alaska’s Kuskokwim River caused ice jams and flooding.
Earth Observatory Land Cover Landsat 9 America’s Emerald Isle Guest authors May 13, 2026 0 Beaver Island is one in a string of verdant and scenic jewels in a northern Lake Michigan archipelago.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 snow Volcanoes Melting Snow Off Shivelyuch Guest authors May 6, 2026 0 Near-constant activity continues on the volcano in Russia.
Earth Observatory Extreme Weather Events Landsat 9 Landslides Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides Guest authors May 1, 2026 0 Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain.
Earth Observatory Extreme Weather Events Landsat 9 Landslides Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides Guest authors May 1, 2026 0 Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain.
Earth Observatory Extreme Weather Events Landsat 9 Landslides Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides Guest authors May 1, 2026 0 Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain.