A NASA aircraft carrying a unique 3-D aerial radar sensor left California on Oct. 2, 2012, for a 10-day campaign to study active volcanoes in Alaska and Japan.
More Than 400 Dead in Pakistan Floods
Monsoon floods in Pakistan during September 2012 have killed more than 400 people and affected more than 4.5 million others, according to the government disaster relief agency.
How Can Satellites See through Thick Smoke?
Severe wildfires can create clouds of smoke so thick they're hard to see through even by satellites”unless the satellites are equipped with infrared sensors.
Satellites Show U.S. Drought Lingers Underground
Despite some recent relief, a pair of NASA satellites shows that the deep 2012 U.S. drought still lingers in the underground water supplies often tapped for drinking water and farming.
Airborne LiDAR Mapping Reveals Iron Age Settlements
Skokholm Island, best known for its colony of breeding seabirds, was known to have been settled in prehistoric times, but a new LiDAR survey shows detail of Iron Age and medieval use.
Satellites Track Ozone Hole Before/After Protocol
According to NASA scientist Pawan Bhartia, The Antarctic hole is stabilizing and may be slowly recovering. Our focus now is to make sure that it is healing as expected.”
Satellite Images Shed Light on Water Contamination
Blue Water Satellite uses Earth imagery that water body managers can use to detect and assess problems as well as develop remediation strategies.
Rio Police Test Earth Observation Drones
A battalion of Special Forces from Rio do Janeiro is using drones to monitor the estimated 600 favelas, or shanty towns, in the hills surrounding the city's world-famous beaches.
Satellites Record Volcanic Islands Inflating
The south Aegean Sea islands of Santorini are showing signs of unrest for the first time in more than half a century. Satellite data confirm they've risen about 14 cm since January 2011.
Nigeria Flood Kills 137
NASA's Terra satellite shows the intense flooding along the Benue River, which claimed 137 lives and forced thousands more to relocate from July through September 2012.
