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Periodic flooding in the Mississippi Valley can affect residents as far north as Minnesota and as far south as Louisiana. In May 2001, the Mississippi River flooded this house south of Red Wing, Minnesota.

The Flood Hunters

A new long-term archive of satellite data will help hydrologists monitor floods, allow aid agencies to pinpoint flood-prone regions, and provide information for modeling Earth's complex hydrologic cycles.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Damage from a category 5 typhoon completely wiped out a coconut and breadfruit plantation in the Caroline Islands, located east of the Philippines in the Pacific Ocean.

Stirring up Life

Using data from three satellite instruments, researchers find that a tropical cyclone had a significant effect on phytoplankton production in the South China Sea.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows a spatial coverage map of the Greenland Ice Sheet using SEASAT and GEOSAT altimetry

Melt-down

QuikSCAT provides a complete view of continental ice sheets on Greenland.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
This picture of the Hawaiian Islands was taken from the Shuttle Discovery in September 1988.

Little Islands, Big Wake

QuikSCAT and TOPEX help scientists notice the long wake near Hawaii.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
SeaWinds can produce a detailed structure of a hurricane, as in this image of Hurricane Floyd. (Image courtesy of the Winds at JPL).

Forecasting Fury

Data from NASA satellites allow researchers to detect potential hurricanes up to two days earlier than with traditional forecasting methods.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
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