Disasters
Learn how satellites and ground surveys are providing actionable data to help responders prepare for disasters, map widespread damage, and guide recovery.
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Hurricanes, tropical cyclones, blizzards, landslides, floods and droughts -- when they arrive in communities they can cause a disaster. As climate change is spurring more frequent and extreme weather events, disasters are becoming more costly and damaging.
Earth data and rapid information sharing between agencies is more important than ever. Before, during and after disasters strike, federal agencies coordinate with decision-makers, providing actionable data to prepare, respond, and recover from the effects of disasters.
NASA and Hurricanes
Watch how Earth observing satellites are providing actionable data to help responders prepare for disasters, map widespread damage, and guide recovery.
Related Data Visualizations
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum 2022.
The daily Arctic sea ice and land cover changes from the yearly maximum reach of the ice on Feb. 25, 2022, to its minimum on Sep. 18, 2022. The yellow boundary shows the minimum reach of the ice across the sea averaged over the 30-year period from 1981 to 2010. Arctic sea ice minimum has been decreasing at a rate of 13% per decade.