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NASA EOSDIS 2020 Data User Profile Yearbook Released

NASA EOSDIS 2020 Data User Profile Yearbook showcases scientists, researchers, managers, and educators and the datasets that make their work possible.

Data User Story

Jan. 4, 2021

Zebra stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are social animals that live in harems. Here two stand in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Zebras Without Borders

A new generation reconnects with greener pastures.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

The strong La Niña in 2010 and 2011 produced torrential rain that inundated many low-lying areas around the globe.

When Oceans Drop

Could La Niña or El Niño shrink the ocean?

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This stovepipe tornado formed on May 31, 2010, near the border between Colorado and Oklahoma.

The Dirt on Tornadoes

Moisture on the ground may fuel more violence in the sky.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This photograph shows a large lenticular cloud hovering over part of Torres del Paine National Park, in Chile’s Patagonia region.

The Case of the Missing Waves

Earth’s atmosphere works in mysterious ways.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Ripe malbec grapes hang from the vine in Mendoza Province, Argentina.

Stormy Vineyards

New methods help Argentinian farmers brace for bad weather.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A man walks through the Acropolis while smoke plumes billow from a forest fire near Athens on July 25, 2007.

Smoke over Athens

The effects of forest fires show up in a multi-satellite view of pollution.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This photograph, taken at dawn in August 2006, shows an oil refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Regional Pollution Goes Local

Distant pollution sources worsen local air quality in southeastern Texas.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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