Natural Disasters
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NASA Selects New Aircraft-Driven Studies of Earth and Climate Change
NASA has selected six new airborne missions that include domestic and international studies of fire-induced clouds, Arctic coastal change, air…
NASA Data Shows How Drought Changes Wildfire Recovery in the West
A new study using NASA satellite data reveals how drought affects the recovery of western ecosystems from fire, a result…
ROSES-2024 A.42 Earth Action: Disaster Risk Reduction, Recovery, and Resilience Updates, FAQ, and Telecon Information
The Disaster Program emphasizes the importance of understanding and improving the prediction of existing and future disaster impacts to lives…
ROSES-2024 Amendment 1: A.47 Earth Action: Wildland Fires Final Text and Due Dates.
ROSES-2024 A.47 Earth Action: Wildland Fires solicits proposals for innovative solutions that leverage Earth observations to support some aspect of…
NASA Sensor Produces First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions
EMIT delivers first-of-a-kind maps of minerals in Earth’s dust-source areas, enabling scientists to model the fine particles’ role in climate…
NASA Mission Excels at Spotting Greenhouse Gas Emission Sources
Since launching 16 months ago, the EMIT imaging spectrometer aboard the International Space Station has shown an ability to detect…
