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In a landslide triggered by the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake, this house crumbled near Golden, Colorado.

When Land Slides

Summer of 2001 was a season of devastating landslides.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
A protected spring provides a clean water supply to residents in Sauri, Kenya. (Image courtesy of Glenn Denning)

War on Hunger

Scientists use geospatial analysis to identify pockets of hunger and the geographic and physical causes of hunger.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
A man stands in the middle of the Karakoram Highway while rocks tumble down into the Hunza River in Pakistan’s Gojal region.

Waiting for Gojal

Scientists and satellites hold vigil on a newborn lake in Pakistan.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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
These cracks in the ground surface north of Chobari, India were caused by liquefaction induced during the Bhuj earthquake.

Squeezing Water from Rock

Studying modern earthquakes that produce liquefaction can help better interpret the geologic record of liquefaction during past events.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
In 1990, slow-moving pahoehoe lava from Kilauea Volcano gradually spread through the community of Kalapana, burning homes and covering parks, roads, and gardens. (Image courtesy of USGS)

Sensing Remote Volcanoes

In October 2001, a volcano in the remote South Sandwich Islands began spewing ash and lava. Less than 24 hours after the eruption began, a research team nearly 9,000 miles away was estimating how much energy the volcano was producing.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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