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Wildfires

NASA provides many resources for monitoring and tracking wildfires.

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Open Science

Open Science empowers an inclusive, collaborative scientific process through the open sharing of data and knowledge.

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Air Quality

Air pollution is one of the largest global environmental and health threats.

An image of Antarctica from OpenAltimetry showing the satellite tracks and data-acquisition points along the continent's surface.
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Data Tool in Focus: OpenAltimetry
OpenAltimetry lets users explore changes on Earth’s surface around the globe and over time, and all they need is a web browser.
This image shows a temperature map of South Florida and Miami-Dade County using MODIS data. Areas on the right side of the image are in the county and along Florida’s Atlantic coast. These areas are colored in variations of yellow, orange, and red to indicate higher land surface temperatures. The surrounding area is largely colored in shades of green to show lower temperatures. A temperature scale in Celsius is also included showing the range of temperatures from green to red to be from 28.7 to 47.6 deg.
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Living in Heat that Kills
A NASA-funded environmental justice study is helping protect Miami-area residents at risk from dangerously high temperatures.
A black and white Synthetic Aperture Radar image showing increased water extent in the La Sabana River.
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New Products Free Users from the Burden of Pre-Processing SAR Data
NASA's Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project releases two new analysis-ready products.
The is a rectangular, landscaped-oriented portrait of Dr. Rahul Ramachandran in a office. Ramachandran is standing on the left side of the image in front of a desk and computer monitor with a window on the right. Ramachandran is wearing a dark sport coat with a light-colored collared shirt.
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From Petabytes to Insights: Tackling Earth Science's Scaling Problem
In his Leptoukh Lecture essay for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Dr. Rahul Ramachandran discusses the issue of scale in science and how the integration of artificial intelligence into informatics may be a solution to this challenge.
Image of Africa with a green area across the middle of the continent indicating higher areas of biomass
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NASA-Funded Research Works to Harmonize Biomass Maps
The research makes it easier to work with biomass maps from multiple sources to support global biomass inventories.
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NASA's Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center Joins the Earthdata Forum

With the addition of SEDAC, NASA’s Earthdata Forum now features participation from all 12 Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs).

NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: December 2023

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in November 2023.

Satellite Needs Working Group Ushers in a New Era of Innovative Data Products

A Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) Town Hall at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting showcases the work of this cross-agency organization and highlights SNWG data products.

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From Petabytes to Puppies

The Exhibit Hall at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting is the perfect location to explore the more than 100 petabytes of NASA Earth science data—and pet a puppy.

NASA Open Science Meets Wide. Open. Science.

NASA Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program team members are sharing the latest advances in open science at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting.

IMPACT at AGU 2023: Advanced Concepts

Activities will highlight the use of advanced concepts to prototype, develop, and test data and information systems for Earth observations.

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False-color corrected reflectance image of Toshka Lakes, Egypt on 28 December 2023 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite
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Toshka Lakes, Egypt

Image captured on Dec 28, 2023, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.

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