In 2014-15 NASA launched five new Earth-observing satellites and instruments. Together, these missions serve on-going applications and introduce novel ones to inform decisions and benefit society. Learn more at https://www.nasa.gov/content/earth-right-now/
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Wisconsin Wildlife Says Cheese: Space-based technology and citizen scientists are helping Wisconsin develop a clearer picture of its diverse fauna
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Houston, We Have a Penguin: At the bottom of the world, Landsat and MODIS sea-ice data are guiding both American commerce and penguin conservation
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Taking the Bite out of Mosquitoes: Spaceborne environmental observations and ecological forecasts are helping public health agencies stay one step ahead of mosquito-borne diseases.
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Blazing Fast Relief: A NASA-supported tool that taps into NASA’s Terra, Suomi NPP, and Landsat data is accelerating post-wildfire response in the U.S.
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Biomass and the Beast: Free and open space-based rainforest data from Terra and Aqua are giving Africa’s great apes more space.
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Getting Out from Underwater: Earth observations from multiple satellites guided efforts in 2016 to assist communities swamped by a year of historic floods in the U.S.
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Seeing Stress from Space: The U.S. is predicting droughts sooner thanks to a project that enabled the use of Aqua and Terra satellite data to detect the early stages of crop stress
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A Breath of Fresh Air: The U.S. EPA incorporated Aura satellite data of North American background ozone levels for its updated National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
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NASA, We Need Your Help: The Carter Center targeted its river blindness eradication efforts in the Americas by using Landsat and Terra satellite data to find previously unknown populations at risk.
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Taming the Inferno: A pioneering wildfire mapping system called RECOVER integrates Suomi NPP satellite data to expedite wildfire rehabilitation, reducing response time from days to minutes.
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When the Earth Shook: A volunteer network composed of nine nations utilized NASA satellite data to map thousands of landslides caused by a series of devastating earthquakes in Nepal.
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Bidding for the Benefit of Birds: The Nature Conservancy of California employs Aqua satellite data to determine which rice fields to rent as temporary waterfowl habitat along the Pacific Flyway.