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False-color corrected reflectance image overlaid with the 3-day Flood Window layer showing flooding in Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana on 25 February 2025 from the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra satellite

Flooding in Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana, USA

Image captured on February 25, 2025, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Feb. 27, 2025

True-color corrected reflectance image of Tropical Cyclone Zelia approaching western Australia on February 13, 2025 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-20 satellite

Tropical Cyclone Zelia approaches Western Australia

Image captured on Feb 13, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-20 platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Feb. 13, 2025

False-color corrected reflectance image overlaid with a snow cover index of snow across the Southern US on 22 January 2025 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-20 satellite

Rare Snowfall Across Southern U.S.

Image captured on Jan 22, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-20 platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Jan. 23, 2025

A visualization of COWVR wind speed and direction data during a bomb cyclone in November 2024.

COWVR and TEMPEST V10 Datasets Available in First Public Release

The Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer (COWVR) and Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems (TEMPEST) datasets are the first from the Space Test Program - Houston 8 (STP-H8) mission that aims to test low-cost, light-weight instruments designed for weather applications.

News

Jan. 17, 2025

False-color corrected reflectance image of the Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles, California on 12 January 2025 from the MSI instrument aboard the Sentinel-2A satellite

The Palisades and Eaton Fires, Los Angeles, California

Image captured on Jan 12, 2025, by the MSI instrument aboard ESA's Sentinel-2A platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Jan. 17, 2025

This rectangular image shows the location of satellite-based fire detection targets overlaid on visible imagery of the Los Angeles area landscape. In the center of the image over Pacific Palisades, CA, are nearly 30 pink, light purple, and purple squares showing the location of suspected fires.

Why Do Fires on NASA's Maps Sometimes Look Bigger Than They Really Are?

Satellite-based maps offer quick first alerts and approximate locations of potential wildfires that are then precisely tracked and fought by teams on the ground.

Feature Article

Jan. 13, 2025

This image shows Hurricane Milton’s storm path between October 5-10, 2024 using Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) Level 1B Brightness Temperature and International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship database from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) datasets.

Examining Hurricane Milton's Milestones with NASA's GES DISC Datasets

Join us on January 29 at 2PM ET (-05:00 UTC) to learn how to access and use MERRA-2, GPM, TROPICS, and LDAS data provided by NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) to investigate Hurricane Milton's milestones.

Webinar

Jan. 10, 2025

False-color corrected reflectance image of fires in Los Angeles, California including the Palisades, Hurst, and Eaton Fires on 8 January 2025 from the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite

Wildfires in Los Angeles, California

Image captured on Jan 8, 2025, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Jan. 9, 2025

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