An explosive California wildfire looked like a bomb went off from space – here’s what’s happening
Pyrocumulus clouds form over intense heat sources, like raging wildfires or volcano eruptions. The air above such intense ...
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Images from space solve mystery of water 'scars' on Earth's surface
were found back in May by a Nasa and USGS (United States Geological Survey) observation satellite, called Landsat 8. The satellite orbits Earth every 99 minutes and during one of its many trips ...
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Scientists uncover the largest crater on Earth under 100,000 years old
The impact crater is the second discovered in China. A crescent-shaped crater in Northeast China holds the record as the ...
Data From the Heavens: The Space Shuttle Maps That Transformed Our View of Earth
This is the second installment of a two-part series about the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Read part one here. Elevation ...
California Line Fire: NASA Snaps 'Fire Clouds' as People Told Stay Indoors
The Line Fire, which is throwing out heat and smoke to generate these strange clouds, is only 14 percent contained.
Groundwater use can be accurately monitored with satellites using remote sensing platform, new study finds
Drought is a widespread concern in the Western U.S., and water managers across the region are developing groundwater ...
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Mexico's drought is so severe you can see the effects from space
The US Geological Survey released images this month from its Landsat satellites showing the shriveled-up lagoon in June compared to its size 6 months earlier in January. The lagoon's reduced ...
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An explosive California wildfire looked like a bomb went off from space – here’s what’s happening
California’s Line Fire is burning so intensely that it created its own weather. Dramatic pyrocumulus, or “fire clouds,” exploded over the fire Monday at the exact time a high-resolution ...