News | August 25, 2008

Fay's Rains Still Drenching the Southeast

While now a tropical depression, Fay continues spreading heavy rain and winds over a wide swath of the U.S. Southeast, as seen in this Aug. 25 afternoon infrared image from NASA's Aqua spacecraft.

After a decade of measuring ocean winds and another decade of calibrating newer instruments, the venerable QuikSCAT scatterometer has been turned off.

After Two Long Careers, QuikSCAT Rings Down the Curtain
The Arctic Ocean's sea ice blanket has already lost most of its old ice and two-thirds of its thickness. The younger ice is thinning more slowly and variably.

With Thick Ice Gone, Arctic Sea Ice Changes More Slowly
Many NASA instruments are keeping tabs on Hurricane Michael from space, including AIRS and MISR. Here's what they've seen.

All Eyes on Hurricane Michael