Researchers analyzed more than 40,000 fires between 1950 to 2017 to learn how wildfire frequency, size, and location has changed. Here's what they learned.
November Puzzler
Your challenge is to tell us what we are looking at and why it is interesting.
A Thanksgiving Journey
It is sometimes overlooked that Plymouth, Massachusetts, was not the first stop—nor the intended destination—of the Pilgrims.
Satellites and Ground Sensors Observe Smoke Blanketing California
Putting low-cost air quality sensors in the hands of citizen scientists complement satellite observations of air quality during wildfires.
Highlights from The Earth Observer
A new edition of The Earth Observer, a bi-monthly publication that covers the nuts-and-bolts of NASA’s Earth Observing System, is out.
Famous Rectangular Iceberg’s Rough Journey
The sharp-angled iceberg that made headlines in late October 2018 had a longer, rougher journey than was initially thought.