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a map of nitrogen dioxide plumes across North America

What a Difference an Hour Makes

TEMPO's hourly scans of North America are revolutionizing air quality monitoring across the continent.

News

Nov. 9, 2026

Super Typhoon Champi

The Category 5 storm is on track to bring heavy rain and wind to Taiwan and eastern China.

Worldview Image of the Week

Oct. 23, 2026

True-color corrected reflectance image of smoke and haze from fires in Indonesia on 14 October 2026 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite.

Fires Causing Persistent Haze Across Southeast Asia

Smoke and haze from Indonesian wildland fires have been affecting air quality in several countries.

Worldview Image of the Week

Oct. 16, 2026

view of FIRMS application showing aerosol data

New Higher-Resolution Aerosol Index, Pyrocumulonimbus Layers Now Available in NASA FIRMS

New NOAA-21 OMPS products complement existing NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP indices currently available in FIRMS, but offer a significant upgrade in spatial resolution.

Blog

Oct. 13, 2026

Precipitation shown over Japan on 29 September 2026 from the IMERG precipitation rate overlaid on a true-color corrected reflectance image from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite.

Record Rainfall Over Central Japan

Heavy rains fell over Tokyo in September 2026 due to successive typhoons and a prolonged high-pressure front.

Worldview Image of the Week

Oct. 2, 2026

Hurricane Polo approaching Mexico City from the west

Potent Hurricane Polo in the Eastern Pacific

The category 5 hurricane underwent extremely rapid intensification. It is predicted to make landfall in the waning days of September.

Worldview Image of the Week

Sept. 25, 2026

True-color corrected reflectance image of the eruption of Anak Krakatau on 5 September 2026 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-20 satellite. The image shows volcanic gases and brown ash emanating from the volcano.

Volcanic Eruption of Anak Krakatau

A satellite captured multiple ways of viewing the ash and sulfur dioxide emissions in early September 2026.

Worldview Image of the Week

Sept. 11, 2026

Brightness temperature image of three major hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean, Lowell, Karina, Marie on 3 September 2026 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

Three Hurricanes March Across the Pacific Ocean

Hurricanes Lowell, Karina, and Marie formed in late August and early September 2026.

Worldview Image of the Week

Sept. 4, 2026

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