On Sept. 28 at 18:20 UTC 2:20 p.m. EDT the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this visible image of Tropical Storm Nicole over Cuba before it weakened back into a tropical depression.

Patagonia’s forests burned fiercely in February 2025, with wildfires destroying tens of thousands of hectares in Argentina.

The image above, which was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Terra Satellite was taken at approximately 10 a.m. on January 10. In the center of ...

The striking image, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Aqua satellite, shows a thick plume of smoke stretching out over the Pacific Ocean. This smoke ...

Tasmania is in crisis as bushfires rage across the island’s northwest, spreading unpredictably due to high temperatures, ...

The severe smog which now engulfs northern Pakistan was also reported by NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). "A thick blanket of sky-soiling smog hung over northern ...