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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.
Night Lights Can Disrupt Wildlife
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Published October 24, 2019
A new study shows that nocturnal animals are less active when the nights are too bright with electric lighting.
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A Flash Drought Dries the Southeast
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Published October 23, 2019
After a wet spring, a quick-onset drought has parched fields.
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New Map Shows Risk of Sunburn Across the U.S.
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Published August 7, 2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using NASA data to help the public better understand their UV exposure.
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Water Cycle is Speeding Up Over Much of the U.S.
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Published July 26, 2019
Scientists have developed a new way to measure water cycle intensity over time.
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Measuring Movement from the Ridgecrest Quake
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Published July 25, 2019
Remote sensing scientists are getting better at measuring such events and showing how they disrupt and move the land surface.
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Study Projects Troubles for 1700 Vertebrate Species
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Published July 22, 2019
Researchers examined how human land use will affect species habitats around the world.
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Green Space is Good for Mental Health
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Published July 17, 2019
New study uses satellite and demographic data to show how the prolonged presence of green space is important for a healthy society.
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NASA Helps Warn of Harmful Algae in Lakes, Reservoirs
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Published June 22, 2019
With limited resources to monitor often-unpredictable blooms, water managers are turning to new technologies to detect and keep track of hazards.
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The Urbanization of Ulaanbaatar
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Published June 4, 2019
The Mongolian capital is spreading outward as migrants from the countryside fill neighborhoods on the fringes of the city.
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Food Crisis Grows from Dry Soils
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Published May 30, 2019
Drought is apparent across much of East Africa after seasonal rains failed to deliver much moisture to the region.
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Record-Setting Precipitation Leaves U.S. Soils Soggy
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Published May 24, 2019
The continental United States recently finished its wettest twelve months in 124 years of modern recordkeeping.
Lights Out after Cyclone Fani
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Published May 8, 2019
The powerful storm, one of the worst to hit India since 1999, knocked out electricity across the state of Odisha.
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