Adam Voiland
@avoiland.bsky.social
Earth science writer interested in the mantle, stratosphere, and most things in between.
Hard to believe we're in day 27 of the shutdown. At least the image frozen at the top of the website—this view of a ridge and river intersecting in a dune field in western China—is one of my all-time favorites. I could stare at this all day. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15484...
October 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hard to believe we're in day 27 of the shutdown. At least the image frozen at the top of the website—this view of a ridge and river intersecting in a dune field in western China—is one of my all-time favorites. I could stare at this all day. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15484...
China normally buys billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. soybeans, but not this year. Here’s where farmers are feeling the pinch. Map based on the Cropland Data Layer. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15441...
September 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
China normally buys billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. soybeans, but not this year. Here’s where farmers are feeling the pinch. Map based on the Cropland Data Layer. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15441...
September puzzler below. Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us where it is, what we are looking at, and why this area is interesting. Answer will be posted next week. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthm...
September 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
September puzzler below. Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us where it is, what we are looking at, and why this area is interesting. Answer will be posted next week. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthm...
Satellite data show decades of gradual but persistent change in forests around Kisangani, one of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest cities. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15481... 🛰️
September 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Satellite data show decades of gradual but persistent change in forests around Kisangani, one of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest cities. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15481... 🛰️
It’s been a quiet year in the Northwest Pacific for typhoons but #Ragasa seems determined to change that. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15482...
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It’s been a quiet year in the Northwest Pacific for typhoons but #Ragasa seems determined to change that. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15482...
Wildfires affect not just the air we breathe, but the water we drink. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15479...
September 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Wildfires affect not just the air we breathe, but the water we drink. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15479...
Geologists have an amazing new superpower. With InSAR satellites, it’s possible to measure how much earthquakes move the land surface and even spot the earliest stirrings of volcanic eruptions from space. 🌍📡🌋 earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15477...
September 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Geologists have an amazing new superpower. With InSAR satellites, it’s possible to measure how much earthquakes move the land surface and even spot the earliest stirrings of volcanic eruptions from space. 🌍📡🌋 earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15477...
New York City’s Manhattan Island was the site of the nation’s first Labor Day parade on September 5, 1882. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15473...
September 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
New York City’s Manhattan Island was the site of the nation’s first Labor Day parade on September 5, 1882. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15473...
An asteroid that struck the rainforest in Africa around 1 million years ago created Ghana’s only natural lake. Now artisanal gold mining and urbanization are eating away at the forest around Lake Bosumtwi. Landsat images 2015 (left) and 2024 (right). ⬇️ earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15473...
September 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
An asteroid that struck the rainforest in Africa around 1 million years ago created Ghana’s only natural lake. Now artisanal gold mining and urbanization are eating away at the forest around Lake Bosumtwi. Landsat images 2015 (left) and 2024 (right). ⬇️ earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15473...
Forests play a key role in filtering the waters of the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts. The reservoir provides water to Boston and is home to submerged towns and nesting bald eagles but NOT endangered timber rattlesnakes. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15460... #Quabbin 🐍
August 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Forests play a key role in filtering the waters of the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts. The reservoir provides water to Boston and is home to submerged towns and nesting bald eagles but NOT endangered timber rattlesnakes. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15460... #Quabbin 🐍
Sprawling Gifford Fire Scorches California earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15465...
August 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Sprawling Gifford Fire Scorches California earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15465...
It’s fine to dredge up old content but why not acknowledge it? Here is the original source visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/15201... www.naturalhazards.nasa.gov/images/15201...
July 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It’s fine to dredge up old content but why not acknowledge it? Here is the original source visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/15201... www.naturalhazards.nasa.gov/images/15201...
More on the extreme surface irradiance in this area here. journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
July 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
More on the extreme surface irradiance in this area here. journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
The plateau is home to several observatories, including the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). Look closely for signs of the array (roads) in this Landsat image. The photo is a screenshot from the live view www.almaobservatory.org/en/live-from... eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/image...
July 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The plateau is home to several observatories, including the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). Look closely for signs of the array (roads) in this Landsat image. The photo is a screenshot from the live view www.almaobservatory.org/en/live-from... eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/image...
When snow falls on the Chajnantor Plateau in the Atacama Desert, it doesn’t typically last for long. The plateau faces some of the most intense surface irradiance on the planet. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15456... #chile
July 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
When snow falls on the Chajnantor Plateau in the Atacama Desert, it doesn’t typically last for long. The plateau faces some of the most intense surface irradiance on the planet. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15456... #chile
On June 30, 1908, an incoming fireball exploded kilometers above Earth’s surface, scorching and toppling large numbers of trees. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15448... #tunguska
June 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
On June 30, 1908, an incoming fireball exploded kilometers above Earth’s surface, scorching and toppling large numbers of trees. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15448... #tunguska
“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free,” the order stated.
June 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free,” the order stated.
On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3. Union troops marched through Galveston and read the order aloud at several locations, including Union Army headquarters at the Osterman building. www.naturalhazards.nasa.gov/images/14845... #Juneteenth
June 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3. Union troops marched through Galveston and read the order aloud at several locations, including Union Army headquarters at the Osterman building. www.naturalhazards.nasa.gov/images/14845... #Juneteenth
Earth’s clouds are on the move. Marine storm cloud zones have shifted poleward and narrowed in recent decades. The changes are contributing to our planet’s
growing energy imbalance. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15444...
growing energy imbalance. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15444...
June 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Earth’s clouds are on the move. Marine storm cloud zones have shifted poleward and narrowed in recent decades. The changes are contributing to our planet’s
growing energy imbalance. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15444...
growing energy imbalance. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15444...
Field of Soy Dreams in #Illinois.
The state has flat land, fertile soils, and the nation’s largest soybean harvest. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15441...
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The state has flat land, fertile soils, and the nation’s largest soybean harvest. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15441...
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June 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Field of Soy Dreams in #Illinois.
The state has flat land, fertile soils, and the nation’s largest soybean harvest. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15441...
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The state has flat land, fertile soils, and the nation’s largest soybean harvest. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15441...
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There’s so much burning in #Canada, it inadvertently became wildfire week at NASA Earth Observatory. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/event...
June 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
There’s so much burning in #Canada, it inadvertently became wildfire week at NASA Earth Observatory. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/event...
Thousands of soldiers killed during World War II are interred at the Manila American Cemetery, the largest overseas U.S. military cemetery. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15433...
May 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thousands of soldiers killed during World War II are interred at the Manila American Cemetery, the largest overseas U.S. military cemetery. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15433...
An impact crater hiding in plain sight. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15433... #Australia #geology
May 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
An impact crater hiding in plain sight. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15433... #Australia #geology
More satellite imagery of Kīlauea here earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/event...
May 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
More satellite imagery of Kīlauea here earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/event...
Since it re-awoke in December 2024, Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano has been spewing fountains of lava with remarkable frequency. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15427... www.mirovaweb.it?action=volca...
May 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Since it re-awoke in December 2024, Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano has been spewing fountains of lava with remarkable frequency. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15427... www.mirovaweb.it?action=volca...