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"https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153593/fuji_oli_20241109_th.jpg" alt = "Mount Fuji Bare Again After Fleeting Snow" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-image">Image</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-image"><a href="/images/153593/mount-fuji-bare-again-after-fleeting-snow">Mount Fuji Bare Again After Fleeting Snow</a></h4> <p>The volcano’s first snow of the season fell in early November 2024—the latest in a 130-year record—only to apparently vanish within a few days.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Nov 19, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/image-of-the-day" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-imageofday">Image of the Day</a> <a href = "/topic/snow-and-ice" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-snowice">Snow and Ice</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div 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Undersides</a></h4> <p>The blue underbellies of icebergs were spotted floating near the Amery Ice Shelf.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Nov 16, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/image-of-the-day" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-imageofday">Image of the Day</a> <a href = "/topic/snow-and-ice" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-snowice">Snow and Ice</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item hidden-xs hidden-print ignore-explore-more"> <a href = "/subscribe/" class = "cta cta-subscribe hidden-print"> <img src = "/img/logo-mark.svg" alt = "Subscribe to the Earth Observatory" /> <h1>Subscribe</h1> to our newsletters </a> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/global-maps/MOD_LSTAD_M"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/global-maps/MOD_LSTAD_M"><img src = "/img/globalmaps/MOD_LSTAD_M.jpg" alt = "Land Surface 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The gas is spread by winds and circulation. These maps show monthly averages of CO in the lower atmosphere.</p> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/atmosphere" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-atmosphere">Atmosphere</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/images/153581/indonesia-continues-to-erupt"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/images/153581/indonesia-continues-to-erupt"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153581/lewotobi_oli2_20241113_th.jpg" alt = "Indonesia Continues to Erupt" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-image">Image</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-image"><a href="/images/153581/indonesia-continues-to-erupt">Indonesia Continues to Erupt</a></h4> <p>A series of explosive eruptions from Mount Lewotobi lofted ash to the cruising altitudes of jets. </p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Nov 14, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/image-of-the-day" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-imageofday">Image of the Day</a> <a href = "/topic/atmosphere" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-atmosphere">Atmosphere</a> <a href = "/topic/land" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-land">Land</a> <a href = "/topic/life" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-life">Life</a> <a href = "/topic/volcanoes" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-volcanoes">Volcanoes</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "world-of-change"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="world-of-change"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/featureteasers/149000/149094/woc_clean_th.jpg" alt = "World of Change" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-article">Article</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-article"><a href="world-of-change">World of Change</a></h4> <p>NASA satellites document how our world—forests, oceans, human landscapes, even the Sun—changes over months, seasons, and years.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Apr 29, 2009</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/atmosphere" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-atmosphere">Atmosphere</a> <a href = "/topic/heat" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-heat">Heat</a> <a href = "/topic/land" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-land">Land</a> <a href = "/topic/life" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-life">Life</a> <a href = "/topic/human-presence" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-human">Human Presence</a> <a href = "/topic/snow-and-ice" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-snowice">Snow and Ice</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/global-maps/CERES_NETFLUX_M"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/global-maps/CERES_NETFLUX_M"><img src = "/img/globalmaps/CERES_NETFLUX_M.jpg" alt = "Net Radiation" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-map">Global Maps</span> <span class = "thumbnail-date thumbnail-topic-map">Jul 2006 — Mar 2024</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-map"><a href="/global-maps/CERES_NETFLUX_M">Net Radiation</a></h4> <p>Net radiation is the balance between incoming and outgoing energy at the top of the atmosphere. It is the total energy available to influence climate after light and heat are reflected, absorbed, or emitted by clouds and land.</p> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/heat" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-heat">Heat</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/images/153575/typhoons-line-up-in-the-western-pacific"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/images/153575/typhoons-line-up-in-the-western-pacific"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153575/fourstorms_epc_20241111_th.jpg" alt = "Typhoons Line Up in the Western Pacific" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-image">Image</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-image"><a href="/images/153575/typhoons-line-up-in-the-western-pacific">Typhoons Line Up in the Western Pacific</a></h4> <p>Four storms swirled in the basin, many of which set their sights on the storm-ravaged Philippines.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Nov 13, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/image-of-the-day" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-imageofday">Image of the Day</a> <a href = "/topic/atmosphere" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-atmosphere">Atmosphere</a> <a href = "/topic/severe-storms" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-severestorms">Severe Storms</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "Features/ColorImage/"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="Features/ColorImage/"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/featureteasers/82000/82416/warsaw_oli_2013251_thumb.jpg" alt = "How to Interpret a Satellite Image: Five Tips and Strategies" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-article">Article</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-article"><a href="Features/ColorImage/">How to Interpret a Satellite Image: Five Tips and Strategies</a></h4> <p>What do you do when presented with a new satellite image? Here's what the Earth Observatory team does to understand the view.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Nov 18, 2013</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/remote-sensing" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-remotesensing">Remote Sensing</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/images/153565/blankets-of-white-in-the-west"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/images/153565/blankets-of-white-in-the-west"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153565/coloradosnow_vir2_20241110_th.jpg" alt = "Blankets of White in the West" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-image">Image</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-image"><a href="/images/153565/blankets-of-white-in-the-west">Blankets of White in the West</a></h4> <p>November snows piled up on the plains and peaks of Colorado and New Mexico.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Nov 12, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/image-of-the-day" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-imageofday">Image of the Day</a> <a href = "/topic/severe-storms" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-severestorms">Severe Storms</a> <a href = "/topic/snow-and-ice" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-snowice">Snow and Ice</a> <a href = "/topic/temperature-extremes" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-temperatureextremes">Temperature Extremes</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "biome/"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="biome/"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/featureteasers/0/171/Biomes_Map_05_logo_padded_white.jpg" alt = "Mission: Biomes" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-article">Article</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-article"><a href="biome/">Mission: Biomes</a></h4> <p>Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a different part of the world? What would the weather be like? What kinds of animals would you see? Which plants live there? By investigating these questions, you are learning about biomes.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Aug 28, 2020</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/land" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-land">Land</a> <a href = "/topic/life" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-life">Life</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/images/153543/sizing-up-a-greenland-tsunami"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/images/153543/sizing-up-a-greenland-tsunami"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153543/greenlandtsunami_swot_20230917_th.jpg" alt = "Sizing Up a Greenland Tsunami" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-image">Image</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-image"><a href="/images/153543/sizing-up-a-greenland-tsunami">Sizing Up a Greenland Tsunami</a></h4> <p>Satellite data show the shape of a wave as water sloshed around Dickson Fjord after a rockslide triggered a tsunami in September 2023.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Nov 12, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/image-of-the-day" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-imageofday">Image of the Day</a> <a href = "/topic/remote-sensing" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-remotesensing">Remote Sensing</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/images/153562/sandy-sculptures-in-moroccos-erg-chebbi"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/images/153562/sandy-sculptures-in-moroccos-erg-chebbi"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153562/iss070e105480_th.jpg" alt = "Sandy Sculptures in Morocco’s Erg Chebbi" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-image">Image</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-image"><a href="/images/153562/sandy-sculptures-in-moroccos-erg-chebbi">Sandy Sculptures in Morocco’s Erg Chebbi</a></h4> <p>Windswept sand formations known as star dunes, or pyramid dunes, are a distinctive feature of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Nov 10, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/image-of-the-day" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-imageofday">Image of the Day</a> <a href = "/topic/heat" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-heat">Heat</a> <a href = "/topic/land" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-land">Land</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/global-maps/MYDAL2_M_SKY_WV"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/global-maps/MYDAL2_M_SKY_WV"><img src = "/img/globalmaps/MYDAL2_M_SKY_WV.jpg" alt = "Water Vapor" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-map">Global Maps</span> <span class = "thumbnail-date thumbnail-topic-map">Jul 2002 — Oct 2024</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-map"><a href="/global-maps/MYDAL2_M_SKY_WV">Water Vapor</a></h4> <p>These maps show the average amount of water vapor in a column of atmosphere by month. Water vapor is the key precursor for rain and snow and one of the most important greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.</p> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/atmosphere" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-atmosphere">Atmosphere</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=12488"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=12488"><img src = "https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/Brenna_front.jpg" alt = "Validating PACE and Inspiring Future Scientists" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-blog">Notes from the Field</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-blog"><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=12488">Validating PACE and Inspiring Future Scientists</a></h4> <p>Scientists “fueled the love for science” among students during a field campaign for NASA’s plankton and aerosol observing satellite.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Oct 31, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "images/event/153026/2024-north-atlantic-hurricane-season"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="images/event/153026/2024-north-atlantic-hurricane-season"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/featureteasers/153000/153154/hurricaneberyl_vir_20230630_th.jpg" alt = "2024 North Atlantic Hurricane Season" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-article">Article</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-article"><a href="images/event/153026/2024-north-atlantic-hurricane-season">2024 North Atlantic Hurricane Season</a></h4> <p>Hurricane season in the basin runs from June 1 to November 30.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Jul 1, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/atmosphere" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-atmosphere">Atmosphere</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "collection/1702/renewable-and-alternative-energy"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="collection/1702/renewable-and-alternative-energy"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/featureteasers/153000/153012/bhadlasolarpark_oli_202226_th.jpg" alt = "Renewable and Alternative Energy" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-article">Article</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-article"><a href="collection/1702/renewable-and-alternative-energy">Renewable and Alternative Energy</a></h4> <p>People have developed systems to harvest and store energy from sources such as wind, sunlight, and tidal action. Many of these installations are visible from orbit.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published May 10, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/land" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-land">Land</a> <a href = "/topic/human-presence" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-human">Human Presence</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 masonry-item"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/global-maps/AMSRE_SSTAn_M"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/global-maps/AMSRE_SSTAn_M"><img src = "/img/globalmaps/AMSRE_SSTAn_M.jpg" alt = "Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <div class = "thumbnail-topic-group"> <div class = "thumbnail-half-circle"></div> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-map">Global Maps</span> <span class = "thumbnail-date thumbnail-topic-map">Jun 2002 — Sep 2011</span> </div> <h4 class="thumbnail-title thumbnail-topic-map"><a href="/global-maps/AMSRE_SSTAn_M">Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly</a></h4> <p>These maps depict how much hotter or cooler an ocean basin was compared to the long-term average. 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