Recent Earth Science News and Articles
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Snow-capped mountains carved by deep river valleys preside over northwestern Washington state.
Brown carbon, emitted by wildland fires and tracked over the span of a week in July 2026, worsened air quality in parts of the U.S. and Canada.
As of July 20, the public can access data from the two powerful radar instruments aboard the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite. Teams in the United States and India will release files processed from the satellite’s L-band and S-band…
Differences in the underlying bedrock and how rivers distribute sediment make the coastlines west of Portland look unlike those northeast of the city.
A new study, funded by NASA, found that giant sequoias were nearly four times more likely to survive extreme wildfires in forests that have been managed with prescribed burns, which decrease tree mortality.
NASA’s Biosphere research area focuses on research that provides foundational knowledge on interactions between and within terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, along with changes to their biogeochemistry and biodiversity. In doing so, it leverages the unique vantage point of space. Programmatically,…
The first of six new airborne campaigns will hit the skies this summer.
The Atmosphere research program is soliciting proposals for data analysis and modeling of NASA supported airborne campaign data. NASA’s Earth Science Division has supported numerous airborne campaigns during the last few years, see Section 2 of the program element text.…
The hills and basins of Seattle, Washington, have been sculpted by glaciers and modified by humans.
Supporting sustainable and adaptable water resources management.
Encourages the use of Earth observations in air quality management and public health.
Providing solar, meteorological, and other types of Earth information for power systems planning, energy efficiency and sustainability, and resilient infrastructure.
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