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Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Sun-Earth Interactions
Western Iceland and northern Spain are among the few Northern Hemisphere locations experiencing a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026.
Posted August 12, 2026
Earth Observatory
Human Dimensions
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region.
Posted July 24, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Surface Water
Orange streams are now being spotted in hundreds of watersheds in permafrost areas throughout Alaska’s Brooks Range.
Posted July 13, 2026
Earth Observatory
Land Cover
Land Use
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet helped colonial forces repel British forces during a pivotal battle on the barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina, on June 28, 1776.
Posted June 26, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Topography
The Nebraska Sandhills—the largest system of sand dunes in the Western Hemisphere—stretch across about one-quarter of the state.
Posted June 16, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Wildfires
A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.
Posted June 2, 2026
Earth Observatory
Extreme Weather Events
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
The strongest of several twisters to touch down in the southern part of the state in early May 2026 left a visible path of damaged vegetation.
Posted May 22, 2026
Clouds
Earth Observatory
Ice & Glaciers
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.
Posted May 7, 2026
Earth Observatory
Human Dimensions
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Topography
Volcanoes
From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time “Lighthouse of the Pacific,” the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of western El Salvador.
Posted May 5, 2026
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