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![A desert landscape aerial shows before and after tents are assembled across a vast swath of land.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LbbNso6CBphZ2WuJJPPAhh-320-80.gif)
Satellite images of Rafah illustrate Palestinians fleeing the city
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Satellite imagery of Rafah, Gaza, provided by commercial company Planet Labs, offers a spaceborne view of the Israel-Hamas war.
![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)
The summer of 2023 was Earth's hottest in 2,000 years, scientists find
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Using tree ring data, scientists have confirmed that summer 2023 was the hottest summer on Earth in the last 2,000 years.
![The swirling clouds of hurricanes at Pacific island of New Caledonia](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HX4wARB86mvo42sBboXdLQ-320-80.jpg)
New algorithm slashes time to run most sophisticated climate models by 10-fold
By Samar Khatiwala published
Climate models can be a million lines of code long and can take months to run on supercomputers. A new algorithm has dramatically shortened that time.
![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)
Next-gen satellites will paint a clearer picture of a changing Earth
By Meredith Garofalo published
From tracking hazards in the ocean to predicting the strength of hurricanes, NOAA's GeoXO series continues on the legacy of the GOES-R series — but with exciting upgrades.
![an underwater scene of colorful corals of pink and blue and purple and green with many small fish, some orange, some purple, all swimming to the left.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6nxLrmZA6vaXcBpcxC2eoM-320-80.jpg)
Should we seal DNA samples of Earth's endangered species in a moon crater?
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Scientists fighting to save coral reefs amid the climate crisis suggest sending genetic coral material to be preserved on the moon. Is it a good idea?
![a mission badge showing the white silhouette of an arctic fox against a dark blue background. a white silhouette of a rocket lifts off in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QFyqosdei8wPbAVxzdFtai-320-80.jpg)
NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA's PREFIRE mission will deploy a pair of satellites from twin launches aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rockets that will contribute to climate change studies in the Arctic and Antarctica.
![satellite photo showing a dark-blue hole in antarctic sea ice](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NpV3S2y2XSSGun8ptmYtAP-320-80.jpg)
A Switzerland-size hole opened in Antarctica's sea ice in 2016-17. Now we know why
By Stefanie Waldek published
During the winters of 2016 and 2017, a hole the size of Switzerland opened in the middle of Antarctica's sea ice. And scientists just figured out how it came to be.
![A frozen lake landscape with large cracks in the ice showing the deep blue water beneath. There are snow-capped mountains in the distance.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DEi4M2EHUiV4hJu27K8V7i-320-80.jpg)
Yellowstone Lake's weird resistance to climate change could be about to crack
By Ben Turner published
Yellowstone's lake's ice cover has remained unaffected by increasing temperatures due to increased snowfall. But this could make it vulnerable to a sudden shift.
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