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The fast-moving fire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures in the Grand Canyon National Park.

Startling satellite images show a parched UK as several regions experience drought conditions. Images from NASA’s Terra satellite show the nation looking green and pleasant on 10 May. However, a view ...

Six Republican Congress members callously urged Canada to take “proper action” to mitigate smoke wafting into the U.S.

A political firestorm has erupted after Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's international diplomacy, drawing parallels between foreign visits and a crowd watching a JCB ...

This paper presents data sets derived from MODIS imagery related to snow cover extent and phenology (duration, start and end of the season). The data are based on yearly information and can provide ...

Using satellite observations to evaluate forest recovery following a wildfire could be an innovative, cost-efficient way to ...

This study offers a machine learning-driven retrieval approach to derive all-weather water vapor retrievals using satellite-sensed MODIS thermal IR observations, which could also be applicable to ...

In 1996, scientists introduced the classic GreenReport with the support of NASA, which relied on MODIS satellite imagery. However, the Sentinel GreenReport Plus relies on Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, ...

While monitoring the Northwest Territories and surrounding areas of Canada, on June 9, 2025, the MODIS instruments of the TERRA satellite captured dramatic imagery of the natural ...

New satellite images show construction equipment at Fordow, one of Iran's bombed-out nuclear sites. Efforts appear to be underway to repair damage and dig out new access paths.