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JULY 5, 2022 Weekly News

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A Smoky Summer in Alaska Satellite imagery shows smoke from hundreds of wildland fires darkening skies.       Landsat Looks at the Moon Two Earth-observing satellites turned to watch a lunar eclipse, revealing dramatic and uneven temperature changes across our closest celestial neighbor.       Tunupa Volcano, Bolivia The composite cone sits on a peninsula between two vast salt flats.       Summer Bloomin' in the Pacific Northwest Unusually cloud-free skies allowed satellites to observe colorful phenomenon taking shape in the region's coastal waters.       Plotting Earthquake Effects in Afghanistan A shallow quake struck in the middle of the night and hit an area where people live in homes that are vulnerable to shaking.       Measuring War's Effect on a Global Breadbasket NASA Harvest researchers are using satellite observations and economic data to track how the Russia-Ukraine conflict is disrupting the global food system.       Tracking Night Lights in Ukraine The data are useful for researchers and relief agencies because they provide estimates of where and how many people have lost access to basic services.     LATEST IMAGES FROM THE PAST 7 DAYS             Summer Bloomin' in the Pacific Northwest Unusually cloud-free skies allowed satellites to observe colorful phenomenon taking shape in the region's coastal waters. (Jul 1, 2022)       Brilliant Color in the Black Sea As spring 2022 turned the page to summer, phytoplankton turned the seawater from dark to vivid. (Jun 27, 2022) NASA | 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771         RECENT BLOG POSTS             EARTH MATTERS Skygazing for Science July 1, 2022 The GLOBE Program's citizen scientists provide valuable scientific insight by looking at clouds from a different perspective.

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Please note: The Earth Observatory has migrated our newsletters to a new platform which is why you are seeing this new appearance.                 Building Abuja People started moving to the new capital of Nigeria in the 1980s.       Brilliant Color in the Black Sea As spring 2022 turned the page to summer, phytoplankton turned the seawater from dark to vivid.       Paramaribo, Suriname The capital city, once a Dutch trading post, hugs the banks of the Suriname River.       Europa Island The small coralline island between Madagascar and Mozambique is a haven for nesting seabirds and green sea turtles.       The North Island, New Zealand The majority of the nation's people and several prominent volcanoes populate the island.       Floods Swamp Bangladesh Monsoon rains have overwhelmed villages, inundated crops, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.       Catastrophic Flooding in Yellowstone Snowmelt and heavy rain caused historically high water that destroyed homes, roads, and bridges, and isolated some of the national park's gateway communities.