Scientists at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say an earthquake fault holds the potential of producing more than just an earthquake”it also could release a flood from a nearby dam.
Wildfire Smoke Hangs Over Atlantic Ocean
Smoke from fires in Georgia and Florida streamed eastward over the Atlantic Ocean on June 15, 2011. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image the same day.
CALIPSO Collects Three-Billionth Image in Just Five Years
For a satellite only five years old, CALIPSO has accomplished a lot. The Earth observation satellite took its three-billionth photo, a LiDAR profile, on June 2. Want to know more about this incredible satellite, including how it's able to take so many shots?
All the World's Waves in One Place
Safety and financial losses associated with rough seas are a real concern. For the first time, the European Space Agency's GlobWave project provides a one-stop shop for satellite data on ocean waves.
NASA's Age of Aquarius Dawns
On June 10, an international satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., carrying the NASA-built Aquarius instrument. Aquarius will measure the saltiness of Earth’s oceans, advancing our understanding of the global water cycle and improving climate forecasts.
World's Best Unmanned Aerial Predator? You Decide!
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) continue to change the face of modern combat with advanced Earth observation and pinpoint targeting capabilities. Several military UAVs from around the globe are profiled by India's rediff NEWS in this interesting slide show.
Aqua Satellite Captures Massive Arizona Wildfires
The Wallow Fire was started by human activity on May 29, and the wind-fueled inferno has become the second-largest fire in Arizona history. By the end of the day on June 9, the massive fire had reached 386,690 acres (609 square miles or 157,701 hectares) and had burned 29 and threatened 5,242 homes.
Tornado's Giant Scar Visible From Space
This Landsat 5 satellite image clearly reveals the 63-kilometer long trail of destruction caused by a rare Massachusetts tornado on June 1.
Unmanned aircraft systems are DoD’s deadly darlings, but how soon will friendly ones penetrate the civil market?
By Jeff Specht, Publisher, Earth Imaging Journal The mere words "Predator armed with Hellfire missiles" are enough to strike fear in the heart of any terrorist seeking refuge in the Afghanistan or Pakistan countryside. Stealthy and surgically precise, the Predator...
Iceland's GrÃmsvötnVolcano Erupts
A year after Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano spewed ash and steam miles into the air and disrupted global air traffic for days, NASA's Terra satellite captures another Iceland volcano rumbling to life.
