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![Satellite imagery showing a vortex of low pressure funneling wildfire smoke from Canada to the U.S. Northeast.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tkJycnRismCbgaRS6scxiF-320-80.gif)
Satellite photos show US East Coast engulfed by smoke from Canadian wildfires
By Tereza Pultarova published
The U.S. Northeast woke up to a "horribly smoky day" on Wednesday (June 7) as a low-pressure system funnels toxic smoke from wildfires in Canada across the Atlantic Coast.
![a raging river rushes through a hole in a dam](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ktd6ShjCkxR4GzCQ5J8Dxc-320-80.jpg)
Satellites watch floods ravage Ukraine following dam collapse (photos)
By Brett Tingley published
Satellites watched as floodwaters ravaged southern Ukraine following the mysterious collapse of a major dam on Tuesday (June 6).
![a large cloud as seen from high altitude](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5nARYRx6eZpBvss3HqPsmg-320-80.jpg)
Ice clouds high in Earth's atmosphere could help predict climate change. NASA wants a closer look
By Rebecca Sohn published
An upcoming NASA mission will provide an unprecedented look at ice clouds at high altitudes in Earth's atmosphere.
![An artist's illustration of a tsunami wave poised to crash down upon a beach.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y4Ksn6sGkKMpAwrBikY2rk-320-80.jpg)
Climate change could trigger gigantic deadly tsunamis from Antarctica, new study warns
By Ben Turner published
Slippages in sediment beneath the Antarctic seabed could spawn gigantic tsunamis as oceans warm.
![Satellite image of Earth showing areas of the Pacific ocean that are warmer and higher - a sign of El Nino](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/agCNYgt4TU8m9cu3FbfCqh-320-80.jpg)
NASA spots El Niño precursor from space: 'If it’s a big one, the globe will see record warming'
By Hannah Osborne published
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño.
![In February, wildfires fueled by severe drought consumed forests, grasslands and wetlands in northeastern Argentina, burning an estimated 40% of the Ibera National Park.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v4373d9HbfQduTvrcfQ6FF-320-80.jpg)
Global warming will likely cross dangerous 1.5 C threshold within 5 years, UN report warns
By Ben Turner published
The U.N. weather agency has warned that El Niño and human-caused climate change will likely push temperatures into "uncharted territory."
![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)
Senate Republicans criticize NASA for its climate change and diversity efforts
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Following recent diversity and climate change initiatives by NASA, two Senate republicans accused the space agency of straying from its core space exploration mission.
![A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launching to space from seaside pad in New Zealand on May 8, 2023 local time.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ucDkBvmMpzeZopQhiQbyad-320-80.jpg)
Rocket Lab launches 2 NASA satellites to study tropical storms and hurricanes like never before
By Josh Dinner published
Rocket Lab just launched a pair of storm-hunting cubesats toward orbit, the first of two missions it will fly for NASA's TROPICS constellation.
![President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea (left) shakes hands with Vice President Kamala Harris after delivering remarks during a tour of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in Greenbelt, Md.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9UPj6bbcvbXhG2GNoBzzMZ-320-80.jpg)
'Climate crisis poses an existential threat' VP Harris says as US teams with South Korea on space projects
By Josh Dinner published
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris vowed further cooperation in space during a visit to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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