The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (21 August 2018)
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New Features:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/

* Padma River: The Shape of Erosion
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/videos/padma-river-the-shape-of-erosion?src=eoa-features
From 1988 to the present, Landsat satellites have seen changes in shape, size, and position of the Padma River in Bangladesh. View the river's transformations over the past three decades.

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Latest Images:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Topic/ImageoftheDay

* A Flood for the Century in India
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92638/a-flood-for-the-century-in-india/?src=eoa-iotd

* Archaeology from Afar in Uzbekistan
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92634/archaeology-from-afar-in-uzbekistan/?src=eoa-iotd

* Filaments and Color in Rupert Bay
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92625/filaments-and-color-in-rupert-bay/?src=eoa-iotd

* Midsummer Sunrise, Gulf of Saint Lawrence
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/i...ise-gulf-of-saint-lawrence/?src=eoa-iotd

* A Winter Blanket for Lesotho
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92617/a-winter-blanket-for-lesotho/?src=eoa-iotd

* Smoky Skies in North America
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92612/smoky-skies-in-north-america/?src=eoa-iotd

* The Northwest is Running Hot and Dry
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92601/the-northwest-is-running-hot-and-dry/?src=eoa-iotd

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Recent Blog Posts:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/

Notes from the Field
* This Twilight Zone is Dark, Watery, and Full of Intrigue
Oceanographers are studying the mysteries of the ocean layer that lies just below the sunlit surface.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/bl...tery-and-full-of-intrigue/?src=eoa-blogs

* Preparing for Research at Sea
Some advice for anyone preparing for a research cruise: be flexible, be prepared, and be excited.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/bl...aring-for-research-at-sea/?src=eoa-blogs

* Tale of a Plankton Trip
The Research Vessel Sally Ride left Seattle for the northeastern Pacific Ocean, where scientists will work to understand the interactions between life in the sea and Earth’s carbon cycle.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/bl...5/tale-of-a-plankton-trip/?src=eoa-blogs

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