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Seeing the Monroe Canyon Fire in a New Light
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As wildland fires raged in the American West, NASA airborne technology was there to image it in incredible detail.

Aug 15, 2025
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SWOT Spots Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake
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Data provided by the water satellite are helping to improve tsunami forecast models.

Aug 13, 2025
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How to Rotate Crops
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That’s a key question for many farmers, and new research may make it easier to develop growing season plans. Â

Jul 27, 2025
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Mapping Fire’s Spread in a Georgia Pine Burn
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NASA airborne technology revealed the progression of a controlled fire at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield.

Jul 15, 2025
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Western Mountain Snow Melts Fast and Early
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A warm and dry spring in the Pacific Northwest quickly depleted the seasonal snowpack, raising concern over summer water supplies…

Jun 27, 2025
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Forty Years of Change in Louisiana’s Wetlands
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Scientists used Landsat satellite images to detect both abrupt and gradual changes and to examine how phenomena, from storms to…

May 18, 2025
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Mapping the Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales
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Researchers used NASA satellite data to detect swarms of red-tinged copepods, a key food source for the endangered marine mammals,…

May 11, 2025
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Blackout in Andalusia
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Satellite-derived maps of nighttime lights in southern Spain revealed power outages that persisted across rural areas as the region was…

Apr 30, 2025
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Wildfire Maps Help Firefighters in Real Time
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Detailed fire maps, produced in minutes with data from a NASA airborne sensor, enabled firefighters in Alabama to limit the…

Apr 28, 2025
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