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Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia – NASA Science 0
- Aqua, Earth Observatory, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Wildfires
- September 3, 2026
If there were an apex predator among fires, tropical peatland fires would be a top contender. These fires, which burn in dried wetland soils, are slow-burning, highly polluting, and notoriously difficult to extinguish because they smolder at low temperatures and often burn underground through expansive deposits of peat. By one estimate, peat fires generate three
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Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah – NASA Science 0
- Aqua, Clouds, Earth Observatory, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Wildfires
- August 17, 2026
Scientists have long known that volcanoes can launch large quantities of particles into the stratosphere. In the past few decades, it has become clear that wildfires do this, too, by generating towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) clouds. The largest pyroCbs are stunning weather-making features that generate massive thunderheads capable of unleashing lightning, hail, and heavy rain.
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Assessing the sargassum belt – NASA Science 0
- Aerosol, Aqua, Cloud, Earth Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecosystem), PACE (Plankton, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Terra, Water Blooms
- July 29, 2026
sargassoa type of floating brown algae, has changed its range in recent decades, declining in the North Atlantic Sargasso Sea while proliferating in the tropical Atlantic. That trend, which has been underway since 2011, continued in 2026 when the algae, commonly known as a type of seaweed, reached its annual peak in June in a
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Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve 0
- Aqua, Earth Observatory, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Wildfires
- March 3, 2026
On February 22, 2026, a wildland fire was discovered in Big Cypress National Preserve, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Naples, Florida. The blaze, dubbed the National fire, moved through dry vegetation and sent a plume of smoke billowing over parts of the preserve and nearby communities. The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured
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