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NASA satellites document how our world—forests, oceans, human landscapes, even the Sun—changes over months, seasons, and years.

World of Change: Growing Deltas in Atchafalaya Bay
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While the sea overtakes much of the delta plain of the Mississippi River, sediment from the Atchafalaya River is building…

World of Change: Green Seasons of Maine
5 min read

Not many places on Earth have year-round greenery and four distinct seasons. The images in this series show the four…

World of Change: Seasons of Lake Tahoe
4 min read

Perhaps the most familiar change in our changing world is the annual swing of the seasons. This series of images…

World of Change: Yellow River Delta
4 min read

Once free to wander up and down the coast of the North China Plain, the Yellow River Delta has been…

World of Change: Severe Storms
3 min read

This collection features the strongest hurricane, cyclone, or typhoon (from any ocean) during each of the past 11 years, including…

World of Change: Burn Recovery in Yellowstone
4 min read

In 1988, wildfires raced through Yellowstone National Park, consuming hundreds of thousands of acres. This series of Landsat images tracks…

World of Change: Antarctic Sea Ice
3 min read

Ice has more room to expand around the continent in winter. But it also stretches into warmer latitudes, leading to…

World of Change: Arctic Sea Ice
3 min read

Several record-setting summer lows, combined with poor wintertime recoveries, have fueled a persistent decline over the past few decades.