Barents Sea Tied to Low Arctic Sea Ice
04/02/2026 09:00 PM
Patches of open water in the region contributed to low sea ice extent across the Arctic in March 2026, which tied with the lowest maximum observed in the satellite record.
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Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea
04/01/2026 09:01 PM
The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produced a larger volume of lava than recent eruptions from this frequently active volcano.
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March of the Harmattan
03/31/2026 09:00 PM
Strong winds in March 2026 carried Saharan dust across northwestern Africa and toward the Canary Islands, reducing visibility and prompting alerts.
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Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands
03/30/2026 09:01 PM
Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.
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Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season
03/29/2026 09:01 PM
A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer.
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NISAR’s View of Mount Rainier
03/27/2026 11:32 AM
Description This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington’s Mount Rainier. The image is cropped from a much larger swath spanning the Pacific Northwest on a cloudy day; NISAR’s L-band SAR instrument is able to peer through the clouds at the surface below. In Pacific Northwest imagery from the […]
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NISAR Views Mount St. Helens
03/27/2026 11:29 AM
Description This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington’s Mount St. Helens. The image is cropped from a much larger swath spanning the Pacific Northwest on a cloudy day; NISAR’s L-band SAR instrument is able to peer through the clouds at the surface below. In Pacific Northwest imagery from […]
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Satellite Spots a Spawn
03/26/2026 09:01 PM
The activity of herring around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened coastal waters enough to be detectable from space.
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A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest
03/25/2026 09:00 PM
Temperatures in several states climbed over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in March 2026, which in some places was the highest March temperature on record.
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Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu
03/24/2026 09:01 PM
Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands.
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