Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)
Earth Observatory
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Hurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific.
Posted September 30, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Volcanoes
A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality.
Posted September 9, 2026
Earth Observatory
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category 1 hurricane.
Posted August 18, 2026
Air Quality
Earth Observatory
NOAA-21 (JPSS-2)
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Wildfires
Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
Posted July 16, 2026
Earth Observatory
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
The third category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 crossed the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward Asia.
Posted July 9, 2026
Aqua
Earth Observatory
Earth's Atmosphere
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.
Posted June 1, 2026
Earth Observatory
Human Dimensions
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.
Posted May 15, 2026
Earth Observatory
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Wildfires
Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.
Posted March 31, 2026
Earth Observatory
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.
Posted March 24, 2026
Earth Observatory
Sun-Earth Interactions
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.
Posted March 10, 2026
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