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Applying NASA Data to Wildfire Recovery, Flood Risk, and Wildlife Conservation

NASA DEVELOP teams used MODIS and ASTER data to address wildfire impacts, flooding risks, and wildlife conservation through remote sensing.

Data in Action

Nov. 18, 2015

Corwin Springs, MT, showing mountains, cropland and forest.

Montana Climate Atlas Features MODIS Data

Learn how MODIS data were used to update the 1992 Montana Climate Atlas to better understand the state's climate and how it relates to resources and industries.

Data in Action

Oct. 21, 2015

New Melones Lake captured on June 28, 2015

Observing Drought in California with Remote Sensing

Discover how MODIS data help track changes in snow water equivalents in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to help forecast drought in California.

Data in Action

Sept. 30, 2015

Decades of Dormancy: Calbuco Awakens

Discover how researchers used NASA remote sensing data to analyze the eruption of Calbuco Volcano and its impact on the surrounding environment.

Data in Action

May 29, 2015

Introduction to Remote Sensing for Conservation Management

This ARSET training focuses on regional and global observation resources for conservation management.

Training

May 5 - June 2, 2015

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Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2014

Read stories from the 2014 issue of Sensing our Planet to learn about the many uses of MODIS data distributed by LP DAAC.

Data in Action

March 18, 2015

MODIS satellite image of flooding along the Shire River

Flooding of the Shire River

MODIS data captured the extensive flooding of the Shire River in Malawi and Mozambique, caused by unusually heavy rains and a tropical cyclone.

Data in Action

Feb. 15, 2015

Predicting Codling Moth Distribution Shifts in Washington State

NASA's Northwest U.S. Agriculture Team used MODIS data to calculate the growing degree days of the codling moth.

Data in Action

Feb. 14, 2015

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The eruption of Chaitén Volcano in Chile in May 2008 triggered dramatic lightning displays, illuminating the ash and smoke plume.

Experiment in the Sky

A train of satellites follows the atmospheric effects of a volcanic eruption.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

A prolonged drought across Texas desiccates plants and dries up livestock watering holes. (Courtesy AgriLife Today)

Drought on the Range

Ranchers want to know what to do about dry spells.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

A Bedouin shepherd tends his sheep amid a parched landscape in Syria. (Courtesy J. Werner)

Crisis in the Crescent

Drought turns the Fertile Crescent into a dust bowl.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

Honeybees are helping remote sensing scientists understand how earlier spring arrival might affect plant-pollinator relationships.

Clues in the Nectar

Honeybees signal a worrisome trend in plant-pollinator relationships.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

A blue-green algal bloom on Lake Taihu, China, threatened drinking water supplies.

Cleaner Water from Space

Scientists use satellites to help keep water fit to drink.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

In this photograph, taken eleven years after the Charlton Fire in Oregon’s Willamette National Forest, a majority of snags still stand while gradually new vegetation is recovering.

Burned But Not Forgotten

Decades after a fire, high-elevation forests still shape a climate.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Ocean Validation Experiment (COVE) lighthouse site lies fifteen miles east of Chesapeake Bay, in the Atlantic Ocean

A Speck on the Ocean

A lonely platform at sea helps balance Earth's energy budget.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

An unusual area of open water surrounded by persistent ice, captured in this MODIS image in mid-September, appeared during the melt season.

Arctic Sea Ice on the Wane: Now What?

Scientists have determined that Arctic sea ice is on the decline, leading to questions about future climate.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

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Applying NASA Data to Wildfire Recovery, Flood Risk, and Wildlife Conservation

Montana Climate Atlas Features MODIS Data

Observing Drought in California with Remote Sensing

Decades of Dormancy: Calbuco Awakens

Introduction to Remote Sensing for Conservation Management

Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2014

Flooding of the Shire River

Predicting Codling Moth Distribution Shifts in Washington State

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Experiment in the Sky

Drought on the Range

Crisis in the Crescent

Clues in the Nectar

Cleaner Water from Space

Burned But Not Forgotten

A Speck on the Ocean

Arctic Sea Ice on the Wane: Now What?

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