Land, Fire & Ice
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LAND
Global Fire Maps 10 Day
Fire Map: 10 Day Segments
Image updates approximately every 10 days and represents the previous 10 days (approximately) from the extracted data from the MODIS Rapid Response System Global Fire Maps :
Static links for latest firemaps: Dates 600x300 2048x1024 4096x2048 8192x4096
Source: http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/firemaps/
Vegetation Health Index
Source: http://www.drought.gov/gdm/current-conditions
Global Drought Monitoring
1 month average (data updated on the 16th of each month):
Source: http://www.drought.gov/gdm/current-conditions
Global Soil Moisture
| Monthly Global Soil Moisture (mm) |
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Source: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Soilmst_Monitoring/gl_Soil-Moisture-Monthly.php
Snow Cover
Note: Global warming is increasing the moisture content of the atmosphere due to warmer oceans. This could manifest as an increase in snow extent. The warmer atmospheric temperatures altering season lengths should melt the snow faster in the spring. The data does indicate this to be true. We will add to this section if direct attribution studies are conducted.
Fall Northern Hemisphere Snow Extent
As of 2012
Current Comparison
Source: http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/
Winter Northern Hemisphere Snow Extent
As of 2012
Spring Northern Hemisphere Snow Extent
As of 2012
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