Earth Observatory Image of the DayThe Earth Observatory Image of the Day combines satellite imagery, data visualization, and storytelling to communicate science results, natural events and hazards, and simple beauty and wonder.Following a slow start to the fire season, several blazes burned across the western U.S. in early August.Lava is once again spilling from the volcano in southwest Iceland, only this time it is igniting moss fires. Read...Swirls of phytoplankton and sediment brightened Vancouver Island’s coastal waters in July 2023.Infrastructure new and old glows across the Czech Republic's capital city.In Germany's smallest national park, European beech trees are perched atop precipitous chalk cliffs.Protecting carbon stored in ecosystems could be a powerful tool in tackling climate change.A complex system of dunes displays an array of patterns in the Rub’ al Khali sand sea in southeast Saudi...Prolonged drought in Kansas set the stage for what may be one of the state’s smallest wheat harvests in decades.False-color images from Channel Country in the Australian Outback reveal a barren landscape transformed.Ice breaking up off the Russian coast whirled at the whims of winds and currents.
