September 17, 2024

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Tracking Elephants Across Namibia Tracking Elephants Across Namibia

Satellite imagery and local data helped researchers assess how landscape features, such as watering holes and vegetation, influence elephant movement.

     
Confronting Florida's Coral Collapse Confronting Florida's Coral Collapse

After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the state's vulnerable reefs. 

     
A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea

Under the cloak of darkness, Iceberg A-83 wiggled away from glue-like sea ice and drifted farther from the Brunt Ice Shelf—but not without sustaining some damage.

     
The Korean Peninsula at Night The Korean Peninsula at Night

Images of nighttime lights reveal patterns in population and urban development.

     
A Deluge for the Sahara A Deluge for the Sahara

An extratropical storm system dropped torrential rains on parts of Morocco and Algeria.

     
Marvelous Lenticularis Marvelous Lenticularis

Rugged terrain on New Zealand's South Island gives rise to a distinctive lenticular cloud formation, known locally as the Taieri Pet.

     
Francine Bears Down on Louisiana Francine Bears Down on Louisiana

Fueled by warm water in the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane will be the third to make landfall in the 2024 season.

     
     
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Notes from the Field
Sailing Away for PACE Sailing Away for PACE

September 13, 2024
Scientists at sea are making measurements to validate the observations from NASA's new ocean-observing satellite.