Planet imagery shows flooding Sept. 2, 2021 along the Raritan River in central New Jersey. Planet compared imagery from Aug. 13, Sept. 2 and Sept. 7, 2021 to show the impact of torrential rains produced by Hurricane Ida as it traveled inland.

Researchers delving into climate change, biodiversity loss and other topics through work funded by U.S. federal civilian agencies and the National Science Foundation will have access to Planet Earth-observation data through September 2022, under a NASA contract announced Sept. 14.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...