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Explore how MODIS data supports research on tick-borne disease spread in Kansas, water stress in African rangelands, and long-term greenness trends in Alaska’s boreal ecosystems.
Data in Action
Oct. 28, 2014
Read highlights from the Spring/Summer 20214 term of NASA's DEVELOP program.
Data in Action
Oct. 21, 2014
ASTER data are used to evaluate the affects of Hurricane Ivan, a unique and destructive storm, after making two U.S. landfalls.
Data in Action
Sept. 30, 2014
Learn about intensified coastal warming along central-to-southern California in 2014 using satellite sea surface temperature imagery.
Data in Action
Sept. 4, 2014
See how digital elevation models are used to create three-dimensional data visualizations, which provide an insightful perspective on landscapes.
Data in Action
Aug. 18, 2014
Satellite data derived from ASTER imagery help tea growers in India assess crop health.
Data in Action
Aug. 14, 2014
See how NASA's remote sensing data was used to assess the destruction of the city after Typhoon Haiyan.
Data in Action
May 29, 2014
Discover how MODIS data were used to depict cloud-free, global variations in vegetation cover.
Data in Action
April 11, 2014
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Studying modern earthquakes that produce liquefaction can help better interpret the geologic record of liquefaction during past events.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
In the Alps, glaciers are retreating and disappearing every year, much to the dismay of mountain climbers, tourist agencies, and environmental researchers.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
In October 2001, a volcano in the remote South Sandwich Islands began spewing ash and lava. Less than 24 hours after the eruption began, a research team nearly 9,000 miles away was estimating how much energy the volcano was producing.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Researchers map vegetation and analyze the heat island effect in the urban landscape.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
As wildlands shrink, scientists study the ecologies that people have tamed.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Remote sensing and meteorological data help forecast the health of a landscape.
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
Landowners and land managers monitor their land's health through a variety of methods. But what about people who own or manage millions of acres?
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
A simple tool helps a scientist open the remotely sense world to her students.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
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