Space and aerial technology

When it comes to cyclones, information these satellites collect about clouds, temperatures, wind speeds and other variables is crucial. It helps scientists make accurate weather predictions - enabling communities to prepare and protect themselves.

To protect the US vital infrastructure, the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) provides critical satellite data, while NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) monitors and forecasts space weather events.

Satellites revolutionized climate science. Data that once took months or even years of fieldwork was suddenly available in the time it took a satellite to orbit the planet. New innovations promise to expand the technology's horizons even further.

For the first time scientists have integrated various modern space geodetic techniques, particularly satellite positioning data, to monitor the subsidence of vertical bedrock and successfully quantify summer water storage in the Greenland ice sheet.

A study finds that increased crevassing in the Greenland ice sheet could lead to a feedback loop that accelerates ice loss from the glacier, which ultimately raises sea levels.

The authors propose a new spectral index called the needleleaf index to separate coniferous forests from other vegetation cover to support mapping needleleaf woodlands underscore the crucial role of wildfires in the devastation of boreal forests.

Satellite, cameras, computer simulations, and artificial intelligence are helping fire crews respond to wildfires by pointing out where they will be most needed.

Comparisons of post-disaster GLI images (7 & 12 Jan 2025) with pre-disaster images (27 Dec 2024) reveal the impact of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Tingri County, Tibet, which caused 126 deaths, 188 injuries, and 3,609 house collapses.