Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Aqua
Earth Observatory
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Wildfires
The National fire has burned tens of thousands of acres within the Florida preserve, fueled by vegetation dried by prolonged drought and killed by recent frost.
Posted March 3, 2026
Earth Observatory
Extreme Weather Events
Floods
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.
Posted February 18, 2026
Earth Observatory
Extreme Weather Events
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Snow
The country’s northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter.
Posted February 10, 2026
Earth Observatory
Extreme Weather Events
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Snow
Terra
In late January 2026, a strong, moisture-laden storm dropped snow across nearly the entire state, spanning from the Appalachians to the Atlantic Coast.
Posted February 6, 2026
Earth Observatory
Land Cover
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Snow
Very wet—but very warm—weather in the western U.S. has left many mountainous regions looking at substantial snowpack deficits.
Posted January 29, 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
Clouds
Earth Observatory
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Terra
Low clouds blanketed the delta while parallel cloud bands rolled over the Bay of Bengal during a January cold wave.
Posted January 9, 2026
Earth
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
NASA satellite data and citizen science observations combine for new findings on bird populations.
Posted June 25, 2025
Goddard Space Flight Center
Earth
General
Landsat
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Earth scientist Compton J. Tucker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work creating innovative tools to track the planet’s changing vegetation from space.
Posted June 5, 2025
Earth
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Oceans
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)
In the waters off New England, one of Earth’s rarest mammals swims slowly, mouth agape. The North Atlantic right whale filters clouds of tiny reddish zooplankton — called Calanus finmarchicus — from the sea. These zooplankton, no bigger than grains of rice, are the whale’s lifeline. Only about 370 of these massive creatures remain. For […]
Posted May 5, 2025
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