Extreme Weather Events

Earth Observatory
Extreme Weather Events
Snow
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Satellites observed a frozen landscape across much of the country after a massive winter storm.
Posted January 28, 2026
Clouds
Earth Observatory
Extreme Temperatures
Extreme Weather Events
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Snow
Terra
A blanket of snow spanned Michigan and much of the Great Lakes region following a potent cold snap.
Posted January 23, 2026
Earth Observatory
Extreme Weather Events
Snow
December and January brought a series of intense winter storms to the peninsula in far eastern Russia.
Posted January 22, 2026
Earth
Extreme Weather Events
Hurricanes & Typhoons
With hurricane season underway, NASA is gearing up to produce cutting-edge research to bolster the nation’s readiness and response to severe weather.
Posted June 12, 2025
Johnson Space Center
Earth
Earth Science
Extreme Weather Events
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
Science & Research
Measurements from space support wildfire risk predictions Researchers demonstrated that data from the International Space Station’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) instrument played a significant role in the ability of machine learning algorithms to predict wildfire susceptibility.
Posted January 13, 2025
Ecostress (ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station)
Earth Science
Extreme Weather Events
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics
Roads and sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree burns. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have mapped scorching pavement in Phoenix where contact with skin — from a fall, for example — can cause serious burns. The image shows land surface temperatures across a […]
Posted July 2, 2024
Ames Research Center
Earth
Extreme Weather Events
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Johnson Space Center
Langley Research Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Natural Disasters
In early May, widespread flooding and landslides occurred in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, leaving thousands of people without food, water, or electricity. In the following days, NASA teams provided data and imagery to help on-the-ground responders understand the disaster’s impacts and deploy aid.
Posted June 13, 2024
SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
Earth
Extreme Weather Events
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Oceans
Water on Earth
Operated by NASA and the French space agency, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission provides a new view of water on land, at the coast, and in the ocean. A series of atmospheric rivers drenched California in February, with record amounts of rainfall and hurricane-force winds sweeping across parts of the state. At one […]
Posted March 5, 2024
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