The Arctic carbon cycle is speeding up, study reports
When people think of the Arctic, snow, ice and polar bears come to mind. Trees? Not so much. At least not yet.
Environment
Aug 6, 2018
0
95
News tagged with modis
Satellite spies on tree-eating bugs
More than 150 years after a small Eurasian tree named tamarisk or saltcedar started taking over river banks throughout the U.S. Southwest, saltcedar leaf beetles were unleashed to defoliate the exotic invader.
Ecology
Mar 10, 2009
0
0
Decoding social media engagement with celebrities
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged celebrities effectively on social media in the run-up to the 2014 general elections in India to raise his visibility and help his electoral ambitions, a new University of Michigan ...
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2019
0
4
NASA finds Trami an organized, wide-eyed typhoon
Visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed Typhoon Trami was symmetrical and had a large eye on its approach to Japan's southern islands.
Environment
Sep 29, 2018
0
25
Image: Summer ship tracks in the Pacific
In August 2018, long, narrow clouds stood out against the backdrop of marine clouds blanketing much of the North Pacific Ocean. Known as ship tracks, the distinctive clouds form when water vapor condenses around the tiny ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 5, 2018
0
3
NASA covers wildfires from many sources
NASA's satellite instruments are often the first to detect wildfires burning in remote regions, and the locations of new fires are sent directly to land managers worldwide within hours of the satellite overpass. Together, ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2018
0
38
NASA sees Tropical Depression 27W still struggling
Tropical Depression 27W continues to struggle to organize south of the island of Guam in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of the depression that revealed most of the storms associated ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2017
0
3
Wildfires still plaguing British Columbia, Canada
This year has been particularly hard for British Columbia in their ongoing battles with wildfires. Climate change has caused more wildfires to break out in this area due to hotter temperatures and drier conditions in the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2017
0
31
Image: NASA's Terra satellite sees Alaskan volcanic eruption wrapped in white
When NASA's Terra satellite passed over Alaska's erupting Bogoslof Volcano the MODIS instrument aboard captured an image of a large ash plume surrounded by clouds making it appear to be wrapped in white.
Earth Sciences
Jan 20, 2017
0
51
Image: Rocky fire, California: July 30, 2015
The Rocky Fire in Lake County, California, is generating enough smoke to be seen from space. The fire is located in Lower Lake, about 30 miles north of Santa Rosa.
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2015
0
24
