February 6, 2024

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Solar and Batteries Go Big in the Desert Solar and Batteries Go Big in the Desert

A chart-topping solar-plus-storage project in the Mojave became fully operational in January 2024.

     
Fires Rage in Central Chile Fires Rage in Central Chile

Fueled by a summer heatwave, the blazes scorched entire neighborhoods in the city of Viña del Mar.

     
Greenland's Biggest Losers Greenland's Biggest Losers

An analysis of satellite data found that most of the island's glaciers have retreated significantly, with Zachariæ Isstrøm and Sermeq Kujalleq losing the most mass.

     
Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon

This coastal stretch of South Africa’s Western Cape province supports industry, fishing, farming, tourism, and a nature reserve.

     
Fire Chars Pringle Bay Fire Chars Pringle Bay

Hot, windy weather has fueled outbreaks of fire in South Africa's Western Cape.

     
Tracking the Invisible Movement of Water Tracking the Invisible Movement of Water

A moisture measurement tool known as OpenET is improving the way farmers, ranchers, and water resource managers steward one of Earth's most precious resources.

     
Indonesia's Mahakam Delta Indonesia's Mahakam Delta

Once covered in palms and mangroves, about half of this wetland has been converted for aquaculture.

     
     
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Earth Matters
February Puzzler February Puzzler

Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

     
     
     
Notes from the Field
Kennedy Space Center The Long and Winding Road to Launch

February 5, 2024
For NASA and the ocean science community, the PACE launch will be the culmination of at least a decade of work. For me, it will be the culmination of something that started in 1950.