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NASA satellites and sensors constantly take the pulse of our planet, measuring how Earth changes by the day, season, year, and decade. Researchers and resource managers analyze those measurements and apply them on local and regional scales to better manage things like our food and water supplies, health, safety, land use, and ecosystems. NASA data is also used by other government agencies to help with responses to natural disasters and emergencies around the country and the world.
How Dust Affects the World’s Health
Published March 17, 2023
NASA research finds that a combination of windblown dust and human-caused particle pollution was associated with nearly 3 million premature deaths in 2019.
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Nitrogen Dioxide in the Neighborhood
Published March 7, 2023
A team of scientists mapped nitrogen dioxide in California’s air at the neighborhood scale and found hotspots of the air pollutant near high-rise buildings and food processing facilities.
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Landslides in São Paulo, Brazil
Published March 4, 2023
After torrential rains, satellite images revealed widespread landslides in the Brazilian state’s coastal municipality of São Sebastião.
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Dark Nights in Antakya
Published February 24, 2023
In the days after strong earthquakes struck Türkiye, significant destruction left many areas without electric power.
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Flooding Along the Orontes River
Published February 23, 2023
Some towns and farmland were flooded after powerful earthquakes and heavy rains struck areas of Türkiye and Syria.
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Landslides in Türkiye
Scientists are using satellite images to locate landslides following the powerful earthquakes that struck in early February.
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Earthquake Damage in Türkiye
Published February 9, 2023
Scientists from NASA and other agencies are using satellites to map damage caused by the devastating earthquake.
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Landslide Creeping Below an African City
Published February 6, 2023
A large, slow-moving landslide is accelerating in eastern Congo, putting a community at risk.
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Midwest Farmers Using Cover Crops Take Small Yield Hit
Published January 26, 2023
Although cover crops have significant environmental benefits, researchers found that they hinder yields on corn and soybean fields.
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A Tornado Scars Selma
Published January 19, 2023
Thunderstorms swept across the U.S. Southeast in January 2023, spawning numerous twisters that left lengthy paths of damage.
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Sizing up Mauna Loa’s Lava Flows
Published December 16, 2022
Airborne mapping of the thickness of the lava flows helped scientists calculate that 230 million cubic meters of molten rock poured from the volcano during the two-week eruption.
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Larger Wheat Harvest in Ukraine Than Expected
Published December 2, 2022
A satellite-based analysis indicates that nearly 27 million tons of wheat were harvested from the country’s farms this year, but Ukraine won’t reap all of the benefits.
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