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October 6, 2026 Weekly News

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The Beaver Brown Waters of Rupert Bay Dissolved organic matter and suspended sediment mingle in the southernmost extent of James Bay.

Moon-Like Madagascar A bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type prevalent on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared rocks in the country’s south.

Rains Swamp the Gandak River After days of torrential rain, the river rose to record-breaking levels in parts of Nepal and India.

An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River Delta Surrounded by wetlands, Manitoba's northernmost farmland near The Pas turns from green to brown over the 2026 growing season.

Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific Hurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific.

October 2026 Satellite Puzzler Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

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More from NASA Earth Science NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires The Wildhorse grass fire in eastern Idaho erupted with a massive pulse of smoke. No one had expected it, but the wildfire had launched what’s known as a pyrocumulonimbus cloud, or pyroCb. It was an elusive weather phenomenon that scientists on NASA’s INSPYRE (INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment) campaign spent weeks this summer hunting across western North America. Catching the Light: Taking the Pulse of Puerto Rico’s Forests A team from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Biospheric Sciences Laboratory is working to improve how satellites monitor plant health.

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