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Fires in Cuba Most Likely Due to Agriculture
Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:20 EDT

Agricultural fires, most likely, cropping up in Cuba in March 2020.

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NASA Satellites Help Forecast Yellowstone Wildlife Migration
Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:51 EDT

A NASA study has found a link between climate change effects on the productivity of grasslands and the growing number of bison in Yellowstone National Park. The data, which came from two NASA Earth science satellites, shows daily vegetation growth for the past 20 years and can be used to help forecast the movements of bison, aiding conservation eff

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Australia's Orroral Valley Fire Consumes Over 155,000 Acres in a Week
Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:23 EST

Australia has already been in a fiery situation for months so another fire starting in the Canberra region and spreading so quickly is nothing short of a tragedy for this country.

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For Educators

NASA Wavelength logoNASA Wavelength is a digital collection of NASA Earth and space science resources for educators of all levels – from elementary to college, to out-of-school programs.

 

S’COOL involves students (ages 5-20+) in real science, making and reporting ground truth observations of clouds to assist in the validation of NASA’s CERES satellite instruments.

 

My Nasa Data BAnner7My NASA Data is a website that was created so that anyone can utilize a huge bank of satellite data for easy use.  This site provides a large number of lesson plans with a  variety of topics.

 

Paper Model_Terra ThumbnailBuild a Paper Model of Terra
Terra model The model can be constructed by cutting out the model template and taping or gluing the pieces together.

 

Research Resources for Students

 

The Earth Observatory offers current information about Earth science through images, articles, fact sheets, blogs, and animations.

 

NASA Earth Observations provides regularly updated global maps of a variety of measurements from Terra instruments, along with a simple analysis tool.

 

Terra Poster

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