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Data in Action

All across the planet, NASA Earth science data are used to meet real-world challenges.

This map, which is a segment of a larger map, shows changes in avian abundance in portions of the United States and Canada. Red colors indicate declining abundance, whereas blue indicates increasing abundance.

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Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

The eBird project uses NASA data and observations from amateur birdwatchers to provide insights into the decline in avian populations throughout North America.

June 17, 2025

This Day/Night Band image from the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite features an aurora in the northern hemisphere on February 22, 2017.

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VIIRS Day/Night Band Data Augments Aurora Forecast Model Predictions

A comparison of aurora forecasts with actual satellite observations suggests VIIRS DNB data can enhance space weather prediction efforts.

May 30, 2025

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data visualization of El Nino over the Pacific

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Tracking the 2026 El Niño from the Open Ocean to the Coast

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich and SWOT satellites are monitoring a potentially record-strength El Niño from the deep Pacific to the coast.

Oct. 23, 2026

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From Sea Surface to Sea Life: SWOT, PACE, and NISAR Watch Gulf Stream Frontal Eddies Together

NASA's new Earth-observing satellites map ocean physics and biology just hours apart, marking a leap forward in tracking fast-evolving, small-scale ocean phenomena from space.

Sept. 14, 2026

This data visualization shows the areas where sea surface salinity has increased (depicted in red) and descreased (depicted in blue) over ten years (2011 to 2021).

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ECCO Reveals Causes of Long-Term Salinity Changes in Southeast Indian Ocean

Researchers used ECCO data to understand the mechanisms behind changes in salinity of the Southeast Indian Ocean.

June 5, 2026

sea surface salinity compared to sea ice concentration in Alaska

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Why Sea Surface Salinity Matters for Arctic Sea Ice

Arctic river discharge plays a key role in controlling early fall sea ice formation in the Beaufort Sea.

May 13, 2026

Aerial view of the Mt. Everest area from the International Space Station (ISS). The yellow highlighted region shows the Karma Valley where hikers were rescued from during the snowstorm, with the green marker indicating the approximate location and proximity of the Tibetan Mt. Everest Base Camp

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FLDAS and GPM Data Visualize a Surprise Snowstorm That Stranded Hikers Near Mt. Everest

Users of NASA’s precipitation and land data assimilation products converted liquid precipitation rate to snowfall rate and snow depth using snow-to-liquid ratios.

Jan. 30, 2026

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NASA-Funded Tool Tracks Floods and Water Risks in North Carolina

The Emergency Environmental Health Dashboard helped local communities assess water quality risks and infrastructure damage following Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Chantal.

Nov. 18, 2025

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Potential of SWOT for Sea Ice Monitoring Unveiled

Researchers explore using SWOT data to derive two-dimensional estimates of sea ice thickness.

Nov. 13, 2025

A photo of the ECOSTRESS instrument affixed to the International Space Station.

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ECOSTRESS Data Offer Significant Potential for Wildfire Prediction and Analysis

Learn how ECOSTRESS data may significantly improve wildfire prediction by capturing drought signals that precede wildland fire events.

Sept. 25, 2025

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