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Hurricane Katrina's eyewall swirls in a photograph by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) P-3 hurricane hunter pilot on August 28, 2005, a day before the powerful storm slammed into the United States Gulf Coast.

Data More Powerful than Hurricanes

New ways of looking at data help storm forecasters and emergency managers solve challenges and prevent hurricane losses.
Feature Article
Dec. 27, 2020
Retirees perform tai chi during a smoggy day in Fuyang, China in January 2013.

Crazy Bad Air

Open sharing of pollution data helps Chinese netizens brave the politics of murky air.
Feature Article
Dec. 27, 2020
Honeybees are helping remote sensing scientists understand how earlier spring arrival might affect plant-pollinator relationships.

Clues in the Nectar

Honeybees signal a worrisome trend in plant-pollinator relationships.
Feature Article
Dec. 27, 2020
Algae clogs a lagoon in Toluca Valley, Mexico. Factories and homes that deplete the valley’s aquifers dump their wastewater here. (Courtesy P. Castellazzi)

Closed Season

In Mexico’s escalating water crisis, a view from the sky provides answers.
Feature Article
Dec. 27, 2020
A full moon illuminates this power plant near Seal Beach in Rossmoor, California

Carbon Control

Radiocarbon and satellite data hint at the future of California emissions.
Feature Article
Dec. 27, 2020
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