NASA Sensing Our Planet 2017 features 25 researchers from Canada, Chile, China, France, Norway, Thailand, United Kingdom, and USA
(WorldNews Environment)

Boulder, Colo.-The NASA Earth science data centers highlight the work of twenty-five researchers worldwide in this year`s Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features. The collection of in-depth science stories reveals the surprising ways that scientists use satellite data to study our planet. This year`s collection includes stories about scientists learning how the Olympic Mountain range shapes storms; researchers using soil moisture measurements to aid cattle ranching in drought-prone Texas; scientists mapping suitable environments of potential Zika virus outbreaks; researchers tracking algae blooms in...