Recent Earth Science News and Articles
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Temperatures in several states climbed over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in March 2026, which in some places was the highest March temperature on record.
Computer models used to forecast air quality may have gaps when it comes to farmland, according to a newly published NASA-supported study that compared simulations to real-world data collected on both coasts. Irrigation, in particular, may play a greater role…
Seattle and Portland, Oregon, are among the cloudiest cities in the United States. But that infamous cloud cover is no match for the U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), which is designed to peer straight through clouds. Doing…
Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands.
The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.
On Jan. 31, students, library staff, researchers, and community members gathered at the University of Florida’s (UF) Marston Science Library for the Environmental Monitoring through Education, Research, and Geospatial Engagement (EMERGE) NASA Data Hackathon. This initiative empowers libraries, educators, and…
A new data visualization illustrates how an experimental NASA technology can provide extra lead time to communities in the path of a tsunami. Called GUARDIAN (GNSS Upper Atmospheric Real-time Disaster Information and Alert Network), the software detects slight distortions in…
Explore how rivers move, change, and sustain life across the planet with SWOT data.
Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.
Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.
A NASA laser reflecting technology that will aid Global Positioning System (GPS) accuracy is now operational as of March 9. The instrument, known as a laser retroreflector array, or LRA, launched aboard GPS III SV-09, the ninth of U.S. Space…
Abundant rainfall in February and March 2026 transformed the desert landscape of Central Australia.
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