NASA Earth Observatory
Your source for monitoring regional and global changes on our planet through images and stories.
|
|
Flooding in Nigeria
|
10/10/2010 02:25 AM
|
Acquired October 8, 2010, and October 16, 2009, these false-color images show the changes caused by flooding in northern Nigeria in September 2010.
|
|
|
|
Heavy Rains in Jamaica
|
10/10/2010 02:25 AM
|
Tropical Storm Nicole maintained tropical-storm status for only a matter of hours, but the storm nevertheless poured torrential rains on the island nation of Jamaica. The heavy rain led to flash floods and landslides, which proved especially deadly in shantytowns along unstable banks.
|
|
|
Flooding in Pakistan
|
10/10/2010 02:25 AM
|
Accessed October 5, 2010, and October 4, 2009, these false-color images show changes to the landscape wrought by the devastating 2010 monsoon season.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NASA Loosens GRIP On Atlantic Hurricane Season
|
10/10/2010 02:25 AM
|
NASA wrapped up one of its largest hurricane research efforts ever last week after nearly two months of flights that broke new ground in the study of tropical cyclones and delivered data that scientists will now be able to analyze for years to come.
|
|
|
SERVIR: Program Brings Satellite Imagery, Decision Support Tools to Himalayan Region
|
10/10/2010 02:25 AM
|
NASA and USAID are expanding SERVIR to the Himalayas to address critical issues such as land cover change, air quality, glacial melt and adaptation to climate change. The agencies are working in partnership with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), a regional knowledge development and learning center that serves member countries in the Hindu-Kush-Himalaya region, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan.
|
|
|
|
NASA Study Sees Earth's Water Cycle Pulse Quickening
|
10/10/2010 02:25 AM
|
Freshwater is flowing into Earth's ocean in greater amounts every year, thanks to more frequent and extreme storms related to global warming, according to a first-of-its-kind study by a team of NASA and university researchers.
|
|
|