Disasters

Landsat at Work: Preparing Residents Where Hurricanes Threaten

Landsat-based National Land Cover Database (NLCD) helps predict hurricane wind risk to homes and other structures.

Forty Years of Change in Louisiana’s Wetlands

Landsat images show that in the past 40 years alone, Louisiana’s coastal wetlands have undergone substantial changes.

Beyond the Visible: Landsat Next’s New Spectral Bands

With Landsat Next’s 26 new spectral bands, we’ll be able to see our planet like never before. Landsat Next’s enhanced…

Spotting Disruptions to Earth’s Vegetation

Using NASA data, researchers can track vegetation changes around the planet, not just in forests but also in grasslands and…

Guardian Landsat on Firewatch

Landsat collects data that helps effectively deal with intensifying wildfires—at all stages of the fire cycle.

Landsat’s Economic Value increases to $25.6 Billion in 2023

A new report about the Landsat satellite program – a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey and National Aeronautics and…

Could Land Surface Temperature Help Predict Earthquakes?

In Taiwan, earthquakes are linked to shallow stores of magma. New research explores this connection by linking land surface temperature…

Landsat Observations Key Resource for Many Federal Agencies

In the FY23 Aeronautics and Space Report released on May 23, 2024, a multitude of Federal agencies report work informed…

Data in Harmony: NASA’s Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 Project

NASA’s Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) project is a groundbreaking initiative that combines data from Landsats 8 & 9 with…