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Continent-wide mapping shows increasing sensitivity of East Antarctica to meltwater ponding - Nature Climate Change This study provides a continent-wide assessment of surface meltwater area in Antarctica between 2006 and 2021, highlighting recent increases in magnitude and variability in East Antarctica, with indic...

I’m delighted to share that our new paper is now out in @natclimate.nature.com! Our long-term, monthly Antarctic-wide dataset of surface meltwater shows that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is becoming increasingly prone to surface meltwater ponding.

One of the most surprising (and exciting!) things about first getting into Carto/GIS work was discovering how accessible* NOAA, NWS, Landsat, Sentinel, etc. were.

Like yeah you had to find and learn how to process them, but all this data, yours to discover and use.

Final photo from iconic US satellite shows how Las Vegas has 'doubled' in size over the last 25 years The final image captured by the recently decommissioned Landsat 7 satellite shows how "Sin City" has nearly doubled in size during the iconic spacecraft's 25-year lifespan.

WHY WE LOOK? Because the final image captured by the recently decommissioned Landsat 7 satellite shows how Las Vegas, "Sin City," has nearly doubled in size during the iconic spacecraft's 25-year lifespan.
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Algal vortex in The Baltic Sea.

Image taken by Landsat-8 on July 18, 2018.

Landsat false color image.

Landsat false color image of Middle East oil wells.

Landsat false color image of Ireland.

Landsat false color image of the US-Canadian border.

Landsat Images from "Mission to Earth", 1976. (2)

A Landsat false color image showing a big white ice patch and red landforms.

Landsat image, false color. Island in water, the silt giving a orange color.

Landsat false color image showing swirling ice.

Landsat false color image showing ice and black rivers.

Landsat Images from "Mission to Earth", 1976.

Eyes on Earth Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.

Come along as we visit a #Landsat validation test site on the latest Eyes on Earth podcast episode. We’ll learn about why validation is important to maintaining Landsat’s gold standard, as well as hazards of the test site (ticks are one!). Listen: ow.ly/CEnh50W8muN

Remembering its quarter-century of faithful Earth observation, the USGS and NASA have announced the decommissioning of Landsat 7 from active service. Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 continue to collect images every day. Read more about Landsat 7: ow.ly/nz9k50W5CAQ

View of New Zealand taken by Landsat satellite Credit: NASA/USGS

Nov 14, 2014: This Landsat 8 image highlights Egmont National Park in New Zealand, revealing the contrast between its protected forests and surrounding pasturelands.

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#Landsat 8 collected new images of these Canada fires on June 5, 2025. Image A shows a wildfire near the Petitot River in northeastern British Columbia. The Saskatchewan fire in image B is burning east of Mari Lake. More than 200 fires are currently active across Canada.

🌎🛰️After 25 years of Earth observation, the USGS bid farewell to #Landsat 7 on June 4, 2025. The legacy continues with Landsat 8 and 9, capturing planetary imagery to support global communities.
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End of an Era: Landsat 7 Decommissioned After 25 Years of Earth Observation After 25 years of capturing Earth's changing landscape, the Landsat 7 satellite received its final transmission from the U.S. Geological Survey and was officially decommissioned June 4, closing a rema...

USGS, which operates the Landsat satellites, just announced that Landsat 7 was officially decommissioned today. Landsat 8 and 9 continue operations.
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Wildfires fueled by high temperatures, winds and dry conditions are seen burning in Saskatchewan, Canada, captured by this Landsat 9 image on June 2, 2025. #gischat #eochat

2025 Canadian wildfires (northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan), Landsat 8 & 9

Enhanced visualization with histogram equalization (RGB), False color (B7/B6/B4)

Wildfires fueled by high temperatures, winds and dry conditions are seen burning in Saskatchewan, Canada, captured by this Landsat 9 image on June 2, 2025. #gischat #eochat

#Landsat 9 captured imagery of an area in southern Switzerland that was devastated by a landslide on May 28th caused by partial glacier collapse. These natural color panchromatic-sharpened images show the area on May 13th, and again on May 29th.

Dust storms contribute to the accumulation of PM2.5 and PM10—particulate air pollution that is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular health risks. They can also spread viruses and fungal diseases and drastically reduce visibility.

Fallow farmland is the main source of human-caused dust storms in California’s Central Valley region, according to a new study using data from NASA and others. From 2008-2022, 88% of major human-caused dust events were associated with fallow land.

What might be mistaken for dinosaur bones being unearthed at a paleontological dig are some of the individual reefs that make up the #GreatBarrierReef. Download the image here: ow.ly/6xl250S4wG2.

#Landsat 9 captured imagery of an area in southern Switzerland that was devastated by a landslide on May 28th caused by partial glacier collapse. These natural color panchromatic-sharpened images show the area on May 13th, and again on May 29th.

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Fresh #Landsat Imagery
Lake Mackay, Australia
5/29/2025

A Cerrado Above It All A perched patch of grasslands and savanna in Brazil acts as a sponge to recharge groundwater and feed natural hot springs.

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The Serra de Caldas is a monolithic oval-shaped plateau covered entirely by Cerrado, a biologically rich savanna and grassland ecosystem

The Cerrado is the 2nd largest biome in S. America, home to thousands of plant, bird, reptile, and mammal species🧪

Roiling Poás Volcano The restless Costa Rican volcano sustains a hot, ultra-acidic crater lake that shares similarities to Martian environments.

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Volcán Poás, one of the most active in Costa Rica sustains a hot, ultra-acidic crater lake that shares similarities to Martian environments

The Poás system may be hostile to most forms of life we are familiar with. But for a microbe adapted to acid, heat, and toxic metals, it’s paradise 🧪

Episode 23 of the ongoing eruption at Kīlauea recently ended. Here's a video from the USGS showing a time-lapse of the fountaining.
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An Impact Crater Hiding in Plain Sight Much of the Goyder impact structure has eroded away, but there are remnants in Australia’s Northern Territory.

Did you know there are 190 confirmed impact craters on Earth? #Landsat 8 captured an image of the Goyder impact structure in Australia—discovered in the 1990s—overlaid on a digital elevation model to give a sense of the topography.
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This is near Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. And see that blue glow? That’s a herring spawn! Every spring, thousands of Pacific herring congregate in shallow, vegetated coastal areas around this area to spawn, like in this #Landsat 8 image from April 27.
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Eruption of Kilauea as seen by Landsat-8/9 on May 16, 2025.

Scientists have discovered that trees near volcanoes can act as early warning systems before eruptions. As magma rises, it releases CO₂, which trees absorb—causing changes in leaf color and reflectance that satellites like NASA's Landsat 8 and ESA's Sentinel-2 can detect.