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Landsat 5 image of Chernobyl taken May 31, 1996.

New Tools for Diplomacy

Remote sensing plays a central role in the management of foreign policy.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
Taken on March 3, 2000, this image shows the Ross Ice Shelf prior to the calving of iceberg B15.

New Light on Ice Motion

NASA ESDIS article describing research uses of data - MODIS aids the study and interpretation of the history of Antarctic temperature and climate records.
Feature Article
July 22, 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 map shows the population density in Europe in 1995. (Image courtesy of the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center).

Measure for Measure

DINAS-COAST scientists create software to better understand coastal vulnerability to sea level rise under a variety of climate and socioeconomic scenarios.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
Great Apes, like this silver-back gorilla in Uganda's Bwindi forest, are struggling to survive in the diminishing forests of Central Africa

Mapping the Changing Forests of Africa

A new biomass map of Africa will help answer a complex question: what are the global and local effects of land-use change in African forests?
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
he Anopnhesles mosquito is a vector for malaria, which kills more than a million people each year in over 100 countries and territories. 

Malaria by the Numbers

Scientists use a combination of field research, census data, and population projections to address the malaria problem in Africa.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
In Mankerni, Sri Lanka, four eyewitnesses to the December 26, 2004 tsunami stand on the remains of the house where they were when they first realized a tsunami was about to strike.

Making Waves in Tsunami Research

Data from Jason and TOPEX/Poseidon give scientists the first detailed profile of a major tsunami event.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
The image above shows ocean images translating to a model

Lovely, Dark, and Deep

Scientists use TOPEX/Poseidon data to better gauge the impact of the ocean on climate change.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
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