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In 1990, slow-moving pahoehoe lava from Kilauea Volcano gradually spread through the community of Kalapana, burning homes and covering parks, roads, and gardens. (Image courtesy of USGS)

Sensing Remote Volcanoes

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
The false-color image above is a MODIS image, captured on January 2, 2001, shows the extent of snow cover over the north-central United States.

Scientist for a Day

More than 1,750 children in the U.S. Upper Midwest had the chance to become scientists for a day thanks a program at the University of Toledo.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The NSCAT image above shows Typhoon Violet near Japan in 1996.

Reckoning with Winds

NSCAT wind vectors and SSM/I precipitable water color images reveal the physics in action for typhoons.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows mean ocean temperatures in the Pacific (in degrees Celsius)

Questioning Convection

Scientists use ENSO as a test for a climate model examining the change in heat trapped by greenhouse gases.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows the troposphere - the lowest 20 km of the Earth's atmosphere.

Outer Limits

UARS data helps to see how isolated the tropics are from the mid-latitudes.
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
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