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![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.
![A high resolution view shows wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvQuAigCEiZFHpjvS9uefS-320-80.gif)
Powerful wildfires devastating Canada captured in satellite imagery
By Meredith Garofalo published
A rapidly spreading wildfire burns through part of the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies as satellites track its growth and movement.
![The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away on July 6, 2015.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A2zZsEd4niP9KVPJFpMyfH-320-80.jpg)
June 2024 featured record-breaking heat and billion-dollar weather disasters, NOAA says
By Meredith Garofalo published
The U.S. just suffered its second-hottest June in 130 years. The month also featured four new billion-dollar weather and climate disasters.
![A satellite photo of clouds over land and ocean](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qAgstRT9RRzf6bQdVU2j6m-320-80.png)
Scientists say they can now forecast El Niño Southern Oscillation years in advance
By Kristel Tjandra published
Scientists used thousands of years of climate data to show that El Niño Southern Oscillations can be predicted more than two years in advance.
![4 panel image showing from left to right, flooding, hurricane, wildfires and lightning](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vRihgWhFeW9qsLhMvQZQY-320-80.jpg)
Why is Earth's weather getting weirder?
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
We take a look at the apparent uptick in weird weather events and discuss the possible causes with leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe.
![a swirling circle of clouds as seen from space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eXKEx8iQKn28uM559VCJEW-320-80.jpg)
Hurricane Beryl sets multiple records as 1st major storm of 2024 Atlantic season (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
What started as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa has now set multiple records and claimed the spot as the first hurricane to develop during the 2024 Atlantic season.
![Thompson Fire in Oroville County, California on July 2, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CqmR7Z5kdBmomu3DKJarC4-320-80.jpg)
'The last 12 months have broken records like never before': Earth exceeds 1.5 C warming every month for entire year
By Ben Turner published
Every month has broken the temperature record of the previous for the past 12 months, and the signs of climate breakdown are already here, a new analysis shows.
![A spacecraft is seen with a metal box like shape in the middle and a white disk-like shape toward the left.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZaJbaCzvHktZD9drAosEJN-320-80.png)
1st images from European climate satellite reveal how energy cycles to and from Earth
By Meredith Garofalo published
The European Space Agency's EarthCARE satellite sent back its first images; they should be able to help scientists better study Earth's energy balance.
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