The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (5 December 2017)

New Notes from the Field: ICESat-2 Antarctic Traverse https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/category/icesat-2-antarctic-traverse/?src=eoa-features In December 2017, NASA scientists begin an Antarctic traverse in giant snow machines along the line of latitude at 88°S Ground-based measurements of the ice sheet's elevation will be compared with measurements from ICESat-2 shortly after launch in 2018 to evaluate the satellite's performance

Latest Images: https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/

• Cyclone Ockhi https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91364&src=eoa-iotd

• A Growing City and a Deadly Landslide https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91356&src=eoa-iotd

• Agricultural Fields and Flat Lands, Brazil https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91360&src=eoa-iotd

• Dust in the Dasht-e Kavir https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91352&src=eoa-iotd

• Bold Beauty in the Tanezrouft Basin https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91349&src=eoa-iotd

• Lightning is Sparking More Boreal Forest Fires in Far North America https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91343&src=eoa-iotd

• Monitoring Mumbai's Mangroves https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91333&src=eoa-iotd

• Tracking the Sulfur Dioxide from Mount Agung https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91329&src=eoa-iotd

Recent Blog Posts: https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/

Earth Matters * Ground to Space: Iguazú Falls https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7984&src=eoa-blogs

Notes from the Field * Heading South, to New Zealand and Beyond https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=9306&src=eoa-blogs

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