U.K. police searching for April Jones are using unmanned aircraft to look for any trace of the five-year-old, missing since Oct. 1, and say the hunt could continue beyond Christmas.
Satellites Observe Great Plains Dust in the Wind
In mid-October, severe winds blew soil and sediment across hundreds of miles in the middle of North America, closing highways and reminding long-time residents of the 1930s Dust Bowl years and severe dust storms of the 1950s.
Giant Antarctic Rift Grows Larger
When the colossal crack shown in the accompanying TerraSar-X satellite images reaches the other side of the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf, it'll send the largest iceberg in decades adrift into Pine Island Bay.
Tough Choices for Next Earth Explorer Mission
In early 2013, scientists and data users will have the opportunity to debate the merits of three competing concepts for the next Earth Explorer satellite mission.
Satellites Reveal Ancient Animal Structure
A huge geoglyph in the shape of an elk or deer discovered in Russia may predate Peru’s famous Nazca Lines by thousands of years. The stone structure, located near Lake Zjuratkul in the Ural Mountains, north of Kazakhstan, has an elongated muzzle, four legs and two antlers.
Insurers Seek Satellite Assistance
The use of data from Earth-observing satellites in the insurance business is still in the early stages, but pressure to be ready for more frequent extreme-weather events is increasing.
Bay Area Sheriff Testing Earth Observation Drones
Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern first tested an unmanned aircraft system about a year ago. Now he's looking into buying one, which would be a first for California law enforcement.
Satellites Observe Record-High Antarctic Ice
Two weeks after a new record was set in the Arctic Ocean for the least amount of sea ice coverage in the satellite record, Antarctic ice conversely achieved record high levels.
Satellites Detect South American Sombrero Uplift
In the central Andes mountains, satellites show that the ground above a major subterranean magma body has been rising by about 10 mm annually for two decades.
Siberian Forests Display Rapid Fall Transformation
In late September, within a span of just 11 days, the forests of far eastern Siberia dramatically changed from green”with only a slight hint of fall color”to a deep brown. The MODIS sensor on NASA's Aqua satellite captured the fall transformation in a recent pair of images.
