Press Releases
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Manitoba Burning
2025.07.11
Skies are full of smoke in parts of the Canadian province as thousands of people face evacuation orders.
NASA Aircraft, Sensor Technology, Aid in Texas Flood Recovery Efforts
2025.07.09
In response to recent flooding near Kerrville, Texas, NASA deployed two aircraft to assist state and local authorities in ongoing recovery operations. Additionally, the Disasters Program, which is part of NASA’s Earth Science Division, is working to produce maps and data to assess the location and severity of flooding in the region...
Western Mountain Snow Melts Fast and Early
2025.06.28
A warm and dry spring in the Pacific Northwest quickly depleted the seasonal snowpack, raising concern over summer water supplies and wildland fire risk.
A Booming Bloom Returns to the Gulf of Maine
2025.06.25
A type of phytoplankton called coccolithophores, less common in waters off New England since around 2010, made an impressive appearance in summer 2025.
Iliamna Volcano Ready to Rumble
2025.06.23
The glacier-covered Alaskan peak has a history of frequent, large avalanches.
A Spectacle of Color off the Shetland Islands
2025.06.21
Phytoplankton imparted brilliant blues and greens to North Sea waters near the Scottish archipelago in June 2025.
New Mexico Battles Wildfires
2025.06.20
With extreme drought gripping the state, firefighters are battling large blazes north of Silver City.
NASA Scientists Find Ties Between Earth’s Oxygen and Magnetic Field
2025.06.18
For 540 million years, the ebb and flow in the strength of Earth's magnetic field has correlated with fluctuations in atmospheric oxygen, according to a newly released analysis by NASA scientists. The research suggests that processes deep inside the Earth might influence habitability on the planet’s surface.
Seasonal Breakup in the Amundsen Gulf
2025.06.16
Sea ice in the gulf, the gateway to the Northwest Passage, is fracturing and drifting westward into the Beaufort Sea.
Field of Soy Dreams in Illinois
2025.06.12
The Midwest state has flat land, fertile soils, and the nation’s largest soybean harvest.
NASA’s Hurricane Science, Tech, Data Help American Communities
2025.06.12
With the Atlantic hurricane season underway, NASA is again gearing up to produce cutting-edge research that strengthens the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond to severe weather. From satellite imagery of our planet to improved storm modeling, the agency’s work supports communities in anticipating and reducing the impacts of hurricanes.
A Tornado’s Mark on Kentucky
2025.06.10
One of the strongest tornadoes to hit the area left a long scar across the landscape.
Fires Near Alberta’s Oil Sands
2025.06.06
Fires in northern Alberta temporarily disrupted Canadian oil production.
NASA Earth Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
2025.06.05
Earth scientist Compton J. Tucker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work creating innovative tools to track the planet’s changing vegetation from space. It’s research that has spanned nearly 50 years at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he is a visiting scientist after retiring in March.
NASA’s PACE Mission Reveals a Year of Terrestrial Data on Plant Health
2025.06.05
A lot can change in a year for Earth’s forests and vegetation, as springtime and rainy seasons can bring new growth, while cooling temperatures and dry weather can bring a dieback of those green colors. And now, a novel type of NASA visualization illustrates those changes in a full complement of colors as seen from space.
Smoky Skies and Blooming Seas
2025.06.05
Smoke from wildland fires in Canada streamed over colorful seawater east of Greenland.
Glacier Collapse Buries Swiss Village
2025.06.04
The rock and ice avalanche that overtook Blatten was exceptionally large for the Alps.
A Destructive Glacial Outburst Flood in Peru
2025.05.31
Rockfalls overwhelmed one of Vallunaraju’s glacial lakes, unleashing a destructive debris flow that struck the city of Huaraz.
Dusty Skies in California Farm Country
2025.05.29
California’s Central Valley is a behemoth of U.S. agriculture. Its farmers grow one-third of the nation’s vegetables and three-quarters of its fruits and nuts, including 400 different commodity crops that represent tens of billions of dollars in value.
Sand, Stone, and Sea Life at Dry Tortugas
2025.05.26
The national park west of mainland Florida includes a smattering of islands, but the vast majority of the park’s acreage lies underwater.
A Cerrado Above It All
2025.05.24
A perched patch of grasslands and savanna in Brazil acts as a sponge to recharge groundwater and feed natural hot springs.
An Impact Crater Hiding in Plain Sight
2025.05.23
Much of the Goyder impact structure has eroded away, but there are remnants in Australia’s Northern Territory.
Smoky Zabaykal’skiy
2025.05.22
Plumes choked Siberian skies as early-season wildland fires burned near a city in eastern Russia.
A Tornado Scars Southern Illinois
2025.05.21
Severe weather swept across the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atlantic in May 2025, spawning destructive twisters in several states.
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