NASA's Earth Observatory,update

JULY 25, 2023 Weekly News

LATEST IMAGES OF THE DAY view the archive

Fires Ignite on Greek Islands Wildfires broke out on Rhodes and other islands amid record heat, forcing thousands to evacuate.       Shishaldin Erupts Ash from recent eruptions blackened the snow-covered flanks of the Alaskan volcano.       Idaho's Emerald Refuge Plants are abundant along Baugh Creek, thanks to the ponded water from beaver dams.       Port Stephens Bay Towns, beaches, bays, and forests are visible along this stretch of the southeast Australian coast.       Dusty Waves Over the Gulf of Sidra A thin layer of dust in the atmosphere helped expose gravity waves along the coast of Libya.       Watching a Hurricane Intensify Observations made by NASA's newest storm-watching satellites captured the evolution of Hurricane Adrian's structure as the storm strengthened.       Pacific Storms Calvin and Talim A tropical storm neared Hawaii in July 2023, while a typhoon farther west made landfall in China.       RECENT BLOG POSTS             EARTH MATTERS July Puzzler Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

LATEST IMAGES FROM THE PAST 7 DAYS view archive of natural events

Pacific Storms Calvin and Talim A tropical storm neared Hawaii in July 2023, while a typhoon farther west made landfall in China. (Jul 19, 2023)

LATEST IMAGES OF THE DAY view the archive

La Palma on Fire A large wildfire in the northwest Canary Islands charred pine forests and homes.       Dusts of Different Stripes Strong winds carried desert and salt pan dust over the Atlantic       Curious Waves of Clouds Across Australia Unusual cloud formations blanketed large swaths of the continent.       The Two Banks of Lake Nasser Differences in the amount of sand cover explains the starkly contrasting colors of the Egyptian lake's west and east banks.       Algae Bloom in Lake Okeechobee Cyanobacteria covered over half of the surface of Florida's largest freshwater lake in mid-June 2023.       Fires Rage in British Columbia Heat and drought have fueled an unusually large outbreak of fire in Canada.       Reservoirs Run Dry in Montevideo Ongoing drought in Uruguay has caused dire water shortages for millions of people.

NASA | 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771