March 31, 2026

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Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season

Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season

A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer.

Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands

Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands

Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.

Satellite Spots a Spawn

Satellite Spots a Spawn

The activity of herring around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened coastal waters enough to be detectable from space.

A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest

A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest

Temperatures in several states climbed over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in March 2026, which in some places was the highest March temperature on record.

Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu

Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu

Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands.

More from NASA Earth Science

For the second consecutive year, winter sea ice in the Arctic reached a level that matches the lowest peak observed since satellite monitoring began in 1979.

In two recent studies, researchers used Landsat data to fill key gaps in our knowledge of reservoir structure and dynamics.

Dengue remains a serious public health threat in Puerto Rico and a growing concern in parts of the mainland United States, including Florida and Texas. NASA is helping researchers tackle that challenge by tracking environmental conditions linked to transmission.

Computer models used to forecast air quality may have gaps when it comes to farmland, according to a newly published NASA-supported study that compared simulations to real-world data collected on both coasts.


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