They provide shelter for species like sea otters and create hotspots for biodiversity. They also help fight climate change by sequestering carbon, capturing and removing CO₂ from the atmosphere.
1-minute @NOAASatellites#GOESWest Infrared images (with plots of 1-minute GLM Flash Points) showed the thunderstorm that produced a brief EF-U rated #tornado in Tehama County CA (just east of Interstate 5). This was the first documented US tornado for 2025. @NWSSacramento#CAwxhttps://t.co/OenpQY9apS
Gale force winds will accompany a cold front moving across the western Atlantic waters through early tonight. Rough to very rough seas will develop with this system, with seas peaking near 20 ft. Image below displays wind (barbs) and wind speed (image). https://t.co/8dsHPHtT1x
Interact with 3D models of @esa satellites, which visualise their design and payload, and see case studies highlighting data applications in the new Earth Online website: https://t.co/GWz42Gc5nrhttps://t.co/Nm6akF6uu9
While snow is visible on the ground of parts of the Midwest, winter weather in the form of snow storms, lake effect snow, and snow squalls batter the Great Lakes region of Canada and the US, as well as the Mid-Atlantic states. https://t.co/mE2wXnr6Uc
Fireworks weren't the only colorful spectacle in the sky to ring in the new year.
A geomagnetic storm reaching Earth caused the aurora to shine over North America on New Years Eve night, lasting through the following night. https://t.co/OE6h2Dobrb