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April 7, 2026 Weekly News Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Drought Parches Florida The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026. Faster Detection of Forest Loss Scientists pioneered a new system that combines data from multiple Earth-observing satellites to identify forest clearing up to 100 days earlier than current methods. Barents Sea Tied to Low Arctic Sea Ice Patches of open water in the region contributed to low sea ice extent across the Arctic in March 2026, which tied with the lowest maximum observed in the satellite record. Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produced a larger volume of lava than recent eruptions from this frequently active volcano. Hope you all are enjoying the great views of Earth brought to you by the Artemis II crew during their flyby of the Moon. NASA goes to great lengths to bring you the Earth every day. More from NASA Earth Science Sailing for Science: A 50-Day Mission to Study the Southern Ocean For 50 days during the 2026 Austral summer (January to March), the PlanktoSpace team of 18 scientists, crew members, and passengers set sail on a unique mission to study the health of marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean. NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth   NASA Earth Science Division