RT @USGS: Landsat satellite imagery captures the progression of the Santa Rosa Island Fire 🔥

These Landsat images show the progression of the Santa Rosa Island Fire on Santa Rosa Island, part of Channel Islands National Park off the coast of California. By May 24, the fire had burned more than 18,000 acres across the island’s southeastern terrain, leaving a large, dark burn scar visible from space.

Landsat data are used during and after wildfires to map burned areas, monitor fire progression, assess vegetation damage, evaluate erosion risks, and support long-term ecosystem recovery efforts.

The long-term @USGS/@NASA Landsat record also helps scientists study changing fire patterns and landscape resilience over time. These observations support land managers and fire agencies as they respond to wildfires and assess impacts across affected landscapes. Through the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, federal agencies coordinate wildfire response, risk mitigation, and burned-area rehabilitation across more than 500 million acres of Interior-administered and Tribal lands.

📸 1: Landsat 9 image acquired May 16, 2026, showing active fire fronts and smoke rising from the southeastern portion of Santa Rosa Island shortly after the wildfire was reported.
📸 2: Landsat 8 image acquired May 24, 2026, showing the extensive burn scar left by the Santa Rosa Island Fire across the southeastern end of the island as containment efforts continued.
📸 3: A water scooping aircraft drops water on the Santa Rosa Island Fire on May 19. Photo Credit: J Foye / U.S. Wildland Fire Service
📸 4: A boat transporting firefighters to the Santa Rosa Island Fire arrives to the island. Photo Credit: J Foye / U.S. Wildland Fire Service

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GOES-E GeoColor imagery with lightning mapper shows clusters and lines of moderate to strong thunderstorms continuing across the western and central Gulf today. Most thunderstorms are moving NE to E. Mariners exercise caution. https://t.co/PQm2NKrHT5

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Local action to global impact🌍

Read WRI's annual report to see how we are driving progress for people, nature and climate➡️ https://t.co/mAnfNIOiqL https://t.co/Ovn0HdDYaI

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The Gambia Country Climate and Development Report draws on the Green Investment and Climate Diagnostic (GICD), which identifies investment opportunities to green key sectors like agribusiness transformation, waste management & tourism.

Explore the GICD: https://t.co/roFtZ34YdU https://t.co/6bWUg12sTH

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RT @conagua_clima: En el gráfico se describen los sistemas #Meteorológicos que determinarán las condiciones del tiempo en #México, durante este jueves ⬇️ https://t.co/fwNjEXLeCD

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Tropical Storm Jangmi slowly strengthens over the southern Philippine Sea. https://t.co/1QlSQEEa9Z

CIRA

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The latest Tropical Atlantic Marine Weather Briefing can be viewed at: https://t.co/5U1O4bWHFL

Key Messages:
- Fresh to strong trades and rough seas expected in the south-central Caribbean.
- A series of cold fronts will bring fresh to strong winds and rough seas.

#marinewx

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RT @NHC_Pacific: May 28 11 AM PDT: There is a medium chance (40%) of tropical cyclone formation well to the southwest of the Baja California peninsula next week. Visit https://t.co/Oy8uoeRKme for more details. https://t.co/AZ00P0goiJ

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🏆 Recognizing outstanding contributions to Earth observation.

The William T. Pecora Award, presented annually by the @USGS and @NASA, honors individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to the field of remote sensing through scientific leadership, innovation, and service to society.

This year, NASA researchers James Irons and Eric Vermote have been selected as recipients of the award for their pioneering work advancing remote sensing and the Landsat program.

Their contributions have helped shape the quality, consistency, and long-term value of global Earth observation data used for applications ranging from agriculture and water resources to disaster response and environmental monitoring.

🔗 Learn more about the award and this year’s honorees at https://t.co/rWOBAkLbfu

📷1:Dr. Jim Irons, project scientist from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, speaks to NASA social media followers at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., prior to the launch of the LDCM satellite, which was later renamed Landsat 8 after reaching orbit.
📸2:Dr. Eric Vermote is a research scientist with NASA and a member of the Landsat Science Team.

#RemoteSensing #Pecora #EarthObservation

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Disaster risk can be sudden or everyday.

⚡ Intensive risk: High-impact, lower-frequency events cause sudden, catastrophic losses.

🌧️ Extensive risk: Frequent, lower-impact (eg. floods, storms, droughts) – impacts accumulate.

Both must be reduced➡️ https://t.co/9L0rm7zwhS https://t.co/Qslv9dDazk

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A pair of lows dance around each other in the North Atlantic Ocean. https://t.co/RxyX56SJsH

CIRA

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🌐 Join the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team on June 5th at the 8th GEF Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for an event on primary forests.

🌲 The event focuses on moving from ambition to implementation through country leadership, practical financing, and stronger recognition of Indigenous Peoples and local communities as central partners in forest stewardship. The event will also mark the launch of the Indigenous Peoples Ambassador Initiative, highlighting Indigenous leadership as essential to protecting primary forests and advancing action for nature, climate, and people.

📅 Date: June 5th, 2026
⏰ Time: 13:30 - 14:30 UZT
📍 Location: Ballroom, Eighth GEF Assembly, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Speakers:
🔹 Chetan Kumar, Global Head of the IUCN Forest and Grasslands, IUCN
🔹Nicolas Schäfstoss, Head of the division for International Environment and Forest Finance, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
🔹Brendan Mackey, Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon at Griffith University, Queensland
🔹Rose Waigl Alphonse, Acting Director, Special Projects Division, Papua New Guinea CEPA
🔹Regina Rosales Talamas, Director General in charge of International Forums and Sustainable Finance Mexico, Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público
🔹Daniel Mabengo, Community Facilitator, ANAPAC-RDC
🔹Tania Eulalia Martinez-Cruz, Indigenous Peoples Operation Analyst, Global Environment Facility
🔹Pascal Martinez, Climate Change Specialist, GEF

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It came from outer space. Last night, @NOAA’s #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ captured a meteor ☄️ so bright that it registered as a lightning bolt! New Yorkers were awoken by a loud boom as the meteor broke up in our planet’s atmosphere. https://t.co/6ZM1nvMoEd

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