Learn EarthPulse Command watches the planet in real time — wildfires seen from orbit, earthquakes within minutes of the shaking, weather and climate context for any point on Earth. These articles explain the science behind what you're seeing: how the detection actually works, what the numbers mean, and where every byte of data comes from.
How wildfires are detected from space Polar-orbiting satellites spot fires by their infrared signature within hours of ignition. How MODIS and VIIRS work, what fire radiative power means, and why a map of raw detections looks so different from a map of fires. Earthquake magnitude, explained properly Why magnitude 6 is thirty-two times more energetic than magnitude 5, what depth changes about the damage, and why 'the Richter scale' isn't really what anyone uses any more. What actually makes a heatwave 30°C in Delhi is a normal Tuesday; 30°C in Reykjavík is historic. Why heat only makes sense against a local baseline, and how a ten-year seasonal norm turns a temperature into a story. Understanding air quality numbers PM2.5, PM10, ozone, NO₂ — what each pollutant does, where it comes from, and how the European Air Quality Index folds them into one honest number. How to actually read a weather forecast Feels-like temperature, pressure trends, UV index, precipitation probability — what forecasters mean by each number, and which ones deserve your attention. Where EarthPulse data comes from Full transparency on the pipeline: NASA EONET, USGS seismology, NASA FIRMS fire detections, and Open-Meteo — what each provides, how often it refreshes, and how we turn raw feeds into one living planet.