The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (17 March 2020)

Latest Images: https://earthobservatory nasa gov/topic/image-of-the-day

• An Ash-Damaged Island in the Philippines https://earthobservatory nasa gov/images/146444/an-ash-damaged-island-in-the-philippines/?src=eoa-iotd

• Slowly Flooding History https://earthobservatory nasa gov/images/146439/slowly-flooding-history/?src=eoa-iotd

• A Space Communications Hub in Australia https://earthobservatory nasa gov/images/146421/a-space-communications-hub-in-australia/?src=eoa-iotd

• Jebel Marra, Sudan https://earthobservatory nasa gov/images/146436/jebel-marra-sudan/?src=eoa-iotd

• Ice Eddies in the Gulf of St Lawrence https://earthobservatory nasa gov/images/146418/ice-eddies-in-the-gulf-of-st-lawrence/?src=eoa-iotd

• Thin Snow Cover in the Sierra Nevada https://earthobservatory nasa gov/images/146424/thin-snow-cover-in-the-sierra-nevada/?src=eoa-iotd

• Satellite Observations Aid Bison Management https://earthobservatory nasa gov/images/146389/satellite-observations-aid-bison-management/?src=eoa-iotd

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

EO Kids * Making and Melting Ice at Earth's Pole's Find out about sea ice and its effects on ecosystems and global climate by looking at how and when it forms on Earth Plus, learn how different types of water freeze in our “DIY Science” activity: “Saltwater is Cool (Literally) ” https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/eokids/2020/03/13/making-and-melting-ice-at-earths-poles/?src=eoa-blogs

Earth Matters * Airborne Nitrogen Dioxide Decreases Over Italy New data from the European Space Agency now show drops in nitrogen dioxide concentrations over Italy due to that country's nationwide lockdown https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/earthmatters/2020/03/13/airborne-nitrogen-dioxide-decreases-over-italy/?src=eoa-blogs

Notes from the Field * The MOSAiC Floe Central to the entire MOSAiC Expedition is the MOSAiC Floe: a large sheet of sea ice that was carefully selected as the ideal place to anchor Polarstern for an entire year https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/2020/03/16/the-mosaic-floe/?src=eoa-blogs

• Farewell to Leg 2—Now Our Work Begins The MOSAiC Leg 3 team is officially on board the Polarstern, and science activities have quickly begun https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/2020/03/13//?src=eoa-blogs

EO On This Day https://earthobservatory nasa gov/on-this-day?src=eoa In honor of our 20th anniversary, we offer a selection of some of the most beautiful, newsworthy, interesting, and scientifically important images from the past 20 years -- one for each day of the calendar year Visit us every day for a new blast from EO’s past

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