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![A satellite view of Athens with wildfires burning in a hefty chunk of land.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ywaXPFTz3Cy3uPj2MVDqjD-320-80.png)
Wildfires in Greece have burned land twice the size of Manhattan, satellite images reveal
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Satellite images have revealed the true extent of damage left in the wake of Greece's worst wildfire this year.
![A person in a boat in a dried up lake.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PfzFD4eMad8ZshoYMrnhk6-320-80.png)
July 2024 sets new records for global heat and climate disasters
By Meredith Garofalo published
July is in the books as yet another record-setting month of extreme heat and weather.
![up the center in a vast blue sky two white lines of smoke trail a small airlpaine near the top of the image.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VkbN8hkCLg7G727kPzVgqj-320-80.jpg)
Airplane contrails are a tricky, and surprising, contributor to global warming
By Samantha Mathewson published
Commercial airplanes have made strides in reducing carbon emissions, but it turns out the exhaust clouds trailing behind them can have long-term impacts on the environment.
![a view of north america with the USA colored mostly light blue.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c4ztJWugVAXwfJWMjqygGi-320-80.jpg)
NASA satellite data adds key pollutant to national environmental justice database
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"Having access to this accurate and localized NO2 data allows organizations like ours to understand the air quality challenges we encounter, and to advocate more effectively for the health and well-being of community residents."
![a large swirling storm can be seen off the wing of an aircraft](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kKa2Sz9Ep9CEFmVejcjf3S-320-80.jpg)
How NOAA's Hurricane Hunter aircraft help satellites build a 'full picture of the storm'
By Meredith Garofalo published
Space.com got an up-close look at one of NOAA's Hurricane Hunter aircraft to more about how data from weather satellites help them on missions.
![animation showing a view of the united states from space, with yellow and orange plumes emanating from various regions of the nation](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nehtfibEgyA6Zgq6ebFHxL-320-80.jpg)
This mesmerizing NASA animation shows how carbon dioxide moves through Earth's atmosphere (video)
By Stefanie Waldek published
A high-resolution visualization from NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio shows global carbon dioxide emissions from January to March 2020.
![The planet Earth on April 17, 2019. The Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a NASA camera aboard NOAA’s DSCOVR spacecraft, returns daily images of Earth from a distance of nearly 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers). This animation shows the entire rotation of the planet on that day.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DSYK668ZhytjZ9kbkp5D6j-320-80.gif)
Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame
By Harry Baker published
New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future.
![A healthy coral reef filled with a range of knobby, table, and branching corals.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VkvzqB2gKSvwatkB7zoMdZ-320-80.jpg)
Satellites are game changers for protecting coral reefs in a warming world
By Meredith Garofalo published
Over the years, satellites have played an important role in monitoring oceans and coral reefs all across the globe.
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