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NASA satellites and sensors constantly take the pulse of our planet, measuring how Earth changes by the day, season, year, and decade. Researchers and resource managers analyze those measurements and apply them on local and regional scales to better manage things like our food and water supplies, health, safety, land use, and ecosystems. NASA data is also used by other government agencies to help with responses to natural disasters and emergencies around the country and the world.
Tracking the Invisible Movement of Water
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Published February 2, 2024
A moisture measurement tool known as OpenET is improving the way farmers, ranchers, and water resource managers steward one of Earth’s most precious resources.
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Making Fire Sense on Monroe Mountain
Published December 14, 2023
A high-intensity prescribed burn in south-central Utah will help restore the region’s aspen trees. It could also improve the lives of people managing, fighting, and living with fire.
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Devastating Flooding in East Africa
Published November 21, 2023
Heavy rainfall in the Horn of Africa submerged entire towns in floodwater.
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El Niño Forecast to Contribute to Food Insecurity
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Published October 30, 2023
Shifting rainfall patterns are projected to leave millions of people without consistent access to food in late 2023 and early 2024.
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Tracking Canada’s Extreme 2023 Fire Season
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Published October 25, 2023
A new system that draws upon active fire data from satellites is making it easier for scientists to track the spread of wildland fires in near real-time.
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Drought Fuels Wildfires in the Amazon
Published October 19, 2023
With an El Niño brewing in the Pacific, uncontrolled fires are burning beneath the canopy in some parts of the rainforest.
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Indigenous Communities Protect the Amazon
Published October 9, 2023
Indigenous people are protecting carbon-rich forests in South America, and satellites are helping.
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Tracking Nightlights in Libya
Published September 25, 2023
Cities and towns darkened after a cyclone unleashed torrential flooding along the country’s coast.
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Devastation in Morocco
Published September 20, 2023
Communities in the High Atlas Mountains were among the hardest hit after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake caused widespread damage.
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Idalia Roars Into the Gulf of Mexico
Published August 29, 2023
Fueled by unusually warm waters, the hurricane is forecast to rapidly intensify before barreling into Florida.
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Winds and Hail Scar the Great Plains
Published August 23, 2023
A new database details two decades of damage swaths left after winds and hail pulverize crops and vegetation.
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Shifting Cultivation in Laos
Published August 21, 2023
A detailed analysis of satellite data reveals the expansion of land that has been converted from forest to impermanent farmland.
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