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What's New at the Earth Observatory October 20, 2026
 

October 20, 2026

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The Human Fingerprint on Earth’s Water Cycle

The Human Fingerprint on Earth’s Water Cycle

Human activities have become intertwined with how water is distributed across the continents. A new study brings their effects into sharper focus.

Autumn Paints Poland’s Bieszczady Mountains

Autumn Paints Poland’s Bieszczady Mountains

Fall color covers the forested slopes of Bieszczady National Park, while patches of polonina, a type of high-mountain meadow, have turned tan.

Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast

Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast

High-definition images of nighttime lights show where the hurricane knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle and how quickly the lights came back.

Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest

Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest

During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics begins in equatorial Asia and continues in the central and eastern Amazon.

Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the Mexican Coast

Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the Mexican Coast

Though it remained offshore, the storm lashed coastal areas with high winds and flooding—and produced remarkable rippling patterns in the upper atmosphere.

 

More from NASA Earth Science

A phenomenon rarer than a solar eclipse and more powerful than any single storm system is unfolding this fall, and NASA is tracking it closely.

In July 2025, NASA’s Earth Venture Suborbital Mission FORTE (Frontlines of Rapidly Transforming Ecosystems) went into action on the North Slope of Alaska.

 
 

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