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Emissions on both sides of the island are unusually high as human-set fires spread in a landscape parched by drought.
The powerful low-pressure system formed over the North Atlantic out of the remnants of Hurricane Isaias.
High-definition images of nighttime lights show where the hurricane knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle and how quickly the…
During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics begins in equatorial Asia and continues in the central and…
Though it remained offshore, the storm lashed coastal areas with high winds and flooding—and produced remarkable rippling patterns in the…
Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.
Drought and an ailing aquifer were major topics of conversation when NASA scientists visited with farmers in the Texas High…
After days of torrential rain, the river rose to record-breaking levels in parts of Nepal and India.
Hurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific.
Scientists captured rare observations of an ephemeral pileus cloud hovering over a smoke-infused cloud that rose above a wildfire in…
Several ingredients came together off the Pacific coast of Mexico to generate one of the strongest storms the eastern Pacific…
Snow drought and unusually warm temperatures in the Colorado Basin in 2026 helped drive down reservoir water storage in the…
Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as the autumnal equinox approached.
At a time of year when dust storm activity winds down, a plume of dust blanketed parts of the West…
A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality.
With austral winter nearing its end, clouds cleared for a satellite view of volcanic activity in the remote South Atlantic.
The Pacific was buzzing with storms while the Atlantic was notably quiet.
With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.
