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Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific – NASA Science 0
- Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), Earth Observatory, Hurricanes & Typhoons, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
- September 30, 2026
The 2026 tropical cyclone season in the northeastern and central Pacific basins has been busy. By September 28, the number of named storms in the region had grown to 20, of which nine had reached hurricane strength. For comparison, the 1991-2020 average by that date is 13.5 named storms with 7.4 hurricanes. An image from
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Anak Krakatau Rumbles Again – NASA Science 0
- Earth Observatory, Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission), SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Volcanoes
- September 9, 2026
Eruptions are a regular occurrence at Anak Krakatau, a small volcano between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. Much of its activity remains relatively mild, but it occasionally puts on more impressive and hazardous shows of force. In early September 2026, a booming eruption lasting more than 24 hours sent gas and ash high
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Lala Batters Hawaii – NASA Science 0
- Earth Observatory, Hurricanes & Typhoons, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
- August 18, 2026
The Island of Hawaiʻi narrowly avoided a direct landfall by Hurricane Lala in mid-August 2026. The storm nonetheless delivered serious damage as it passed just south of the island on August 15 (above, right) as a category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. Lala brought rainfall totals exceeding 20 inches (50 centimeters) to parts of
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Smoke from Ontario wildfires moving east – NASA Science 0
- Air Quality, Earth Observatory, NOAA-21 (JPSS-2), SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), Wildfires
- July 16, 2026
After a slow start to Canada’s 2026 fire season, activity rebounded in late June amid dry, warm conditions and moved back closer to the 25-year average. As of mid-July, nearly 850 fires were actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Wildfire Centre. More than 180 of them burned in Ontario. This NOAA-21
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Super Typhoon Bavi – NASA Science 0
- Earth Observatory, Hurricanes & Typhoons, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
- July 9, 2026
In early July 2026, for the second time in three months, a powerful typhoon crossed the United States Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in the North Pacific Ocean. Super Typhoon Bavi reached its peak intensity as it approached the islands on the night of July 5, bringing winds of 290 kilometers (180 miles) per hour,
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