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2024

November

Nov. 1 (1): Satellite image of the Land of Valencia October 25, 2022
Nov. 1 (2): Satellite image of Flooding in the Land of Valencia October 30, 2024
Nov. 2 (1): Drought intensity in the United States on October 29, 2024
Nov. 4 (1): Satellite pictures of the Florida Keys on February 22, 2024
Nov. 4 (2): Satellite pictures of the Florida Keys on February 22, 2024
Nov. 4 (3): Depth map of the Florida Keys
Nov. 5 (1): Satellite image of agricultural fires in India and Pakistan on November 3, 2024
Nov. 5 (2): Satellite image of agricultural fires in India and Pakistan on November 3, 2024
Nov. 6: Total rainfall in Spain in the week betwen October 29 and November 04, 2024

October

Oct. 8 (1): Earth on Oct. 6 with three active hurricanes in the Atlantic
Oct. 8 (2): Earth on Oct. 6 with three active hurricanes in the Atlantic
Oct. 9 (1): Warm sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico fueling Hurricane Milton (Oct. 6)
Oct. 9 (2): Warm sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico fueling Hurricane Milton (Oct. 7)
Oct. 11 (2): Hurricane Milton seen from ISS on October 8, 2024

June

June 11: Maximum air-temperature on June 6, 2024 in Southwestern United States
June 21: Air temperatures during heat wave in North America on June 19, 2024
June 25: 2002 - 2023 groundwater decline in the U.S. Southwest
June 28 (1): maximum surface air temperature June 15 - 25, 2024
June 28 (2): daily maximum surface air temperature on June 25, 2024

March

March 5 (1): Carbon dioxide emissions visualized for Febraury 2021
March 5 (3): Global Carbon Budget 2023
March 15 (1): Antarctic sea ice extent on February 20 (annual minimum)
March 15 (2): Antarctic sea ice extent over 2024 up to March 6
March 18: Great Barrier Reef sea surface temperature anomalies on March 4
March 19: Change in number of rainy days per year (1980-2016) in the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans
March 27: Maximum air temperatures during heat wave in East Africa on March 18

February

Feb 3 (1): Wildfires in South Africa on January 31, 2024
Feb 3 (2): Wildfires in South Africa on January 31, 2024

January

Jan 6: Surface temperatures on Jan 3 in Scandinavia
Jan 9 (1): River Trent in the UK on Jan. 5 2022
Jan 9 (2): River Trent in the UK on Jan. 4 204 during floods
Jan 10 (1): Fog over the Nile River Delta on Jan. 7 2024
Jan 10 (2): Fog over the Nile River Delta on Jan. 7 2024
Jan 18 (1/2): Air temperatues on January 15, 2024 in the US

2023

NASA Earth Observatory 2023 - Image of the Day

2022

December

Dec 14 (1): Drought at the Horn of Africa March - September 2022
Dec 14 (2): Drought at the Horn of Africa October - December 2022

September

August

Aug 17 (1): Map of rainfall accumulation for March - May 2022 at the Horn of Africa shows severe drought.
Aug 17 (2): Drought at the Horn of Africa: Root zone soil moisture August 2020 - December 2022
Aug 17 (3): Drought at the Horn of Africa: Surface soil moisture August 2020 - December 2022
Aug 17 (4): Food insecurity at the Horn of Africa for June - September 2022
Aug 17 (5): Food insecurity at the Horn of Africa for June - September 2022

July

Jul 9 (1): Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic on March 28, 2021
Jul 9 (2): Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic on March 28, 2021
Jul 9 (3): Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic on March 28, 2021
Jul 9 (4): Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic on March 28, 2021
Jul 15: Air temperatures
Jul 29: Tracking Deluge and Drought through Soil Moisture

April

Apr 15: Tawi-Tawi Islands
Apr 26
Apr 29: Heatwave in India
Apr 30: Category:Geiyo Islands in Japan

March

Mar 22: Crop Expansion Accelerates in Africa

February

Feb 2 (1): Cyclone Batsirai near Madagascar on February 2, 2022
Feb 2 (2)
Feb 5 (1): Cyclone Batsirai near Madagascar in the late morning on February 4, 2022
Feb 5 (2)
Feb 5 (3): Total precipitable water vapor in the atmosphere at noon East Africa Time on February 4, 2022
Feb 5 (4)
Feb 6 (1): Maiao Atoll, Polynesia on July 3, 2021
Feb 6 (2)
Feb 11 (1): Cyclone Batsirai floods Madagascar
Feb 11 (2): Cyclone Batsirai floods Madagascar on 10 February 2022

January

Jan 19 (1): Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai before and after the eruption
Jan 19 (2): Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai before and after the eruption
Jan 19 (3): Vulcanic ash in the atmosphere after Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption
Jan 24 (1): The recently formed Tongan volcanic island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, as it looked in April 2021
Jan 24 (2): The recently formed Tongan island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai was destroyed by powerful volcanic eruptions in mid-January 2022, leaving two small remnants separated by the sea
Jan 24 (3): Hunga Tonga on October 11, 2019
Jan 24 (4): Volcanic ash plume on January 16, 2022 due to eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai

2021

December

Dec 1 (1/2): Tidal Vortices in the Sea of Okhotsk
Dec 1 (2/2): Tidal Vortices in the Sea of Okhotsk
Dec 25: Seeing Suomi

November

Nov 14 (1): Isles of Scilly on June 8, 2021
Nov 14 (2): Isles of Scilly on June 8, 2021
Nov 26 (1): Plymouth, UK on June 8, 2021
Nov 23 (1): Daintree Rainforest on September 5, 2019
Nov 23 (2): Daintree Rainforest on September 5, 2019
Nov 26 (2): Plymouth, UK on June 8, 2021
Nov 26 (3): Plymouth, Massachussetts on June 18, 2021
Nov 26 (4): Plymouth, Massachussetts on June 18, 2021

August

Aug 2 (1): Drought in Madagascar July 25, 2020 - July 24, 2021
Aug 2 (2): Drought in Madagascar July 25, 2020 - July 24, 2021
Aug 4 (5): Feuer in der Türkei, 2. August 2021, Satellitenbild, NASA
Aug 4 (6): Feuer in der Türkei, 2. August 2021, Satellitenbild, NASA
Aug 5 (1): Bloom of Noctiluca scintillans in the Gulf of Oman, May 3, 2019
Aug 5 (2): Bloom of Noctiluca scintillans in the Gulf of Oman, May 3, 2019
Aug 7 (1): Dixie Fire in California on August 4, 2021
Aug 7 (2): Dixie Fire in California on August 4, 2021
Aug 7 (3): Dixie Fire in California on August 4, 2021
Aug 7 (4): Dixie Fire in California on August 4, 2021
Aug 7 (5): Wildfires in western U.S. on August 6, 2021
Aug 7 (6): Wildfires in western U.S. on August 6, 2021
Aug 8 (1): The Valley of Fire, Nevada, February 25, 2020
Aug 8 (2): The Valley of Fire, Nevada, February 25, 2020
Aug 12 (1): False color image of wildfire in Euboea, Greece, August 10, 2021
Aug 12 (2): False color image of wildfire in Euboea, Greece, August 10, 2021
Aug 12 (3): Wildfires in Greece on August 10, 2021
Aug 12 (4): Wildfires in Greece on August 10, 2021
Aug 12 (5): Wildfire in Greece on August 8, 2021
Aug 12 (6): Wildfire in Greece on August 8, 2021

July

Jul 1 (1): 2021 heat wave in Siberia
Jul 1 (2): Ice Extent in the Laptev Sea during 2021 heat wave in Siberia
Jul 2 (1): Wildfires in British Columbia on June 30, 2021
Jul 2 (2): Wildfires in British Columbia on June 30, 2021
Jul 3 (1): Fagradalsfjall eruption March 29 - June 26, 2021
Jul 4 (1): Washington D.C. on March 3, 2021 as seen from ISS
Jul 4 (2): Washington D.C. on March 3, 2021 as seen from ISS
Jul 6 (1): Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains on March 10, 2021
Jul 6 (2): Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains on March 10, 2021
Jul 7 (1): Smoke from wildfire in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on July 5, 2021
Jul 7 (2): Smoke from wildfire in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on July 5, 2021
Jul 7 (3): Siberia wildfires 2021
Jul 7 (4): Siberia wildfires 2021
Jul 7 (5): Siberia wildfires west of Penzhina Bay on July 4, 2021.
Jul 7 (6): Siberia wildfires west of Penzhina Bay on July 4, 2021.
Jul 25 (1): Phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea, July 15, 2021.
Jul 25 (2): Phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea, July 15, 2021.
Jul 28 (2): False-color satellite image of before the 2021 Henan floods, July 20, 2021
Jul 28 (4): False-color satellite image of the 2021 Henan floods, July 26, 2021
Jul 28 (5): Taifun In-fa over China, July 27, 2021
Jul 31 (1): Dixie Fire in California on July 29, 2021
Jul 31 (2): Dixie Fire in California on July 29, 2021
Jul 31 (3): False-color image of Dixie Fire in California on July 29, 2021
Jul 31 (4): False-color image of Dixie Fire in California on July 29, 2021

June

Jun 5 (1): Lake Bangweulu and wetlands in Zambia on May 15, 2020
Jun 5 (2): Lake Bangweulu and wetlands in Zambia on May 15, 2020
Jun 24 (1): Land Surface Temperature Anomaly March 19 - June 20 during 2020 heat wave in Siberia
Jun 24 (2): Land Surface Temperature Anomaly March 19 - June 20 during 2020 heat wave in Siberia
Jun 30 (1): Mistastin Lake on September 11, 2017
Jun 30 (2): Mistastin Lake on September 11, 2017

May

Lava Flows From Fagradalsfjall, May 9, 2021

April

Apr 26 (1): Wildfires in China and Russia on April 21, 2021
Apr 26 (2): Wildfires in China and Russia on April 21, 2021

March

Mar 22 (1): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
Mar 22 (2): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
Mar 22 (3): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
Mar 22 (4): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
Mar 22 (5): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
Mar 22 (6): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
Mar 22 (7): Sub-Saharan Africa: Provincial changes in electrification: 2014 - 2019

2020

March

Mar 29 (1): Himalaya on December 16, 2019
Mar 29 (2): Himalaya on December 16, 2019

February

Feb 06 (1): Thwaites glacier, December 2, 2001
Feb 06 (2): Thwaites glacier, December 28, 2019

January

Jan 22 (1): Etosha Pan in northern Namibia on December 11, 2019
Jan 22 (2): Etosha Pan in northern Namibia on December 11, 2019
Jan 22 (3): Etosha Pan in northern Namibia on January 17, 2020
Jan 22 (4): Etosha Pan in northern Namibia on January 17, 2020.
Jan 18

2019

December

Dec 31 (1): Lake Kariba on November 25, 2018
Dec 31 (2): Lake Kariba on November 25, 2018
Dec 31 (3): Lake Kariba on November 28, 2019
Dec 31 (4): Lake Kariba on November 28, 2019
Dec 31 (5): Lake Kariba 2018 vs. 2019
Dec 31 (6): Lake Kariba on December 23, 2019
Dec 31 (7): Lake Kariba on December 4, 2018
Dec 31 (8): Lake Kariba
Dec 31 (9): Lake Kariba on November 28, 2019
Dec 31 (10): Lake Kariba on November 25, 2018

November

Nov 20 (1): Radar image of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai on October 7, 2019
Nov 20 (2): Ship at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai on October 7, 2019

September

Sep 25 (1): Cyclone Hikaa makes landfall at Oman on September 24, 2019
Sep 25 (2): Cyclone Hikaa makes landfall at Oman on September 24, 2019

July

Jul 22 (1): Kobus megaceros (antelope species) distribution map for 2015 and projection for 2070
Jul 22 (2): Oreophryne monticola (amphibian species) distribution map for 2015 and projected for 2070

June

Jun 29 (1): Air temperatures in Europe on June 27, 2019
Jun 25 (1): Volcanic eruoption of Raikoke on the Kamchatka Peninsula on June 22, 2019
Jun 25 (2): Volcanic eruoption of Raikoke on the Kamchatka Peninsula on June 22, 2019
Jun 25 (3): Volcanic eruoption of Raikoke on the Kamchatka Peninsula on June 22, 2019
Jun 25 (4): Volcanic eruoption of Raikoke on the Kamchatka Peninsula on June 22, 2019
Jun 25 (5): Volcanic eruoption of Raikoke on the Kamchatka Peninsula on June 22, 2019
Jun 13 (1): 2019 heat wave in India and Pakistan - temperatures on June 10

March

Mar 21 (1): Soil moisture anomaly for February 2019
Mar 21 (2): NDVI anomaly for February 21 - 28, 2019

2018

July

Jul 17 (1): Theewaterskloof Reservoir in South Africa July 1, 2015 - July 9, 2018
Jul 17 (2): Theewaterskloof Reservoir 2017 vs. 2018
Jul 17 (3): Theewaterskloof Reservoir July 22, 2017
Jul 17 (4): Theewaterskloof Reservoir July 9, 2018

2017

March

Mar 14 (1): Afforestation in South Africa
Mar 14 (2): Afforestation in South Africa
Mar 14 (3): Afforestation in South Africa
Mar 14 (4): Afforestation in South Africa
Mar 8 (1): Map of tree heights in Africa for 2011 - 2014
Mar 8 (2): Map of tree heights in Africa for 2011 - 2014
Mar 8 (3): Map of tree heights at Nyungwe Forest National Park and Lake Kivu in Rwanda for 2011-2014
Mar 8 (4): Map of tree heights in Gabon with deforested patches for 2011-2014

2016

September

Sep 6 (1): 2015 annual rain in Africa
Sep 6 (2): Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation

2015

July

Jul 28 (1): Change in Fire Season Length (days per year) from 1979 - 2013
Jul 28 (2): Change in Frequency of Long Fire Weather Seasons (%) from 1979 - 2013

2013

August

Aug 26 (1): Great Sandy Strait, Australia

February

Feb 16 (1): Danube Delta on February 5, 2013
Feb 16 (2): Danube Delta on February 5, 2013

2012

September

Sep 17 (1): Confluence of Rio Negro and Amazon River on June 17, 2012

2009

June

Jun 9 (2): Gishwati Forest in Rwanda on July 19, 1986
Jun 9 (4): Gishwati Forest in Rwanda on December 11, 2001

2006

December

Dec 23 (1): Southwest of Rwanda with Lake Kivu and Nyungwe Forest National Park
Dec 23 (2): Southwest of Rwanda with Lake Kivu and Nyungwe Forest National Park

2004

April

Apr 12: Betsiboka Estuary in Madagascar

2003

July

Jul 12 (1): Deforestation in Madagascar
Jul 12 (2): Deforestation in Madagascar

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