Lala Batters Hawaii
The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category 1 hurricane.
Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah
NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus.
Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East
Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
Super Typhoon Bavi
The third category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 crossed the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward Asia.
Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea
Drifting sea ice fragments near Alaska’s Saint Lawrence and Nunivak islands and colorful water around the Yukon Delta heralded the approach of the summer solstice.
Fighting Fire With Fire
In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia’s Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the season.
Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku
Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.
Picturing Earth in a New Light
A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.
Snow in the Shadow of the Andes
An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.
Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands
Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.