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True color corrected reflectance image overlaid with aerosol optical thickness showing high aerosol optical depth over India on 15 November 2023 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite

High Aerosol Optical Depth over India

True color corrected reflectance image acquired Nov 15, 2023, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite and overlaid with aerosol optical thickness values.

Worldview Image of the Week

Nov. 16, 2023

This image from NASA Worldview shows ISS LIS Flash Count data (i.e., the pink, purple, and red dots), which provide the number of lightning flashes recorded by the LIS aboard the ISS. Red dots indicate high numbers of lightning flashes (greater than or equal to 20), while purple dots indicate the fewest flashes.

Lightning Imaging Sensor’s Nearly 25-Year Data Record Ends

The Lightning Imaging Sensor measured the amount, rate, and radiant energy of lightning around the globe both day and night.

Feature Article

Nov. 13, 2023

Clear sky image of brown mountains with white smoke in the center; red dots indicating hotspots are on the left side of the center smoke

Wildfires in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Image captured on Nov 4, 2023, by the MSI instrument aboard the ESA (European Space Agency) Sentinel-2A and -2B satellites.

Worldview Image of the Week

Nov. 9, 2023

True color corrected reflectance image of Storm Ciaran over western Europe on 2 November 2023 captured by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite

Storm Ciarán over Western Europe

Image captured on Nov 2, 2023, by the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Nov. 2, 2023

This graphic from POPGRID Viewer offers a visual representation of population data (orange and pink) in China, India, Japan, North and South Korea, and several other countries in the region.

Data Tool in Focus: POPGRID Viewer

The POPGRID Viewer tool demystifies the process of finding the right population dataset.

Feature Article

Oct. 31, 2023

Hurricane Otis making landfall near Acapulco, Mexico on 25 October 2023 from the ABI instrument aboard the GOES-East satellite

Hurricane Otis Makes Landfall Near Acapulco, Mexico

Image captured on Oct 25, 2023, at 1:20 a.m., EST [5:20 UTC], by the ABI instrument aboard the GOES-East satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Oct. 26, 2023

Reflectance (Nadir BRDF-adjusted) image of a wildfire and smoke to the west of Villa Carlos Paz in Cordoba Province, Argentina from the MSI instrument aboard the ESA (European Space Agency) Sentinel-2A and -2B satellites.

Wildfire Outside of Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba Province, Argentina

Image captured on Oct 9, 2023, by the MSI instrument aboard the ESA (European Space Agency) Sentinel-2A and -2B satellites.

Worldview Image of the Week

Oct. 12, 2023

Typhoon Koinu over southern Taiwan on 4 October 2023 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite

Typhoon Koinu Over Southern Taiwan

Image captured on Oct 4, 2023, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Oct. 5, 2023

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