Undark Magazine @undark.org · Aug 18 In Indianapolis, researchers are using NASA data to track Lyme disease by studying blowfly gut contents. The flies feed on white-footed mice (Lyme reservoirs), and NASA's environmental data helps map where the disease might spread as the climate warms.
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NASA's Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team uses satellite imagery to predict cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh, track shifting malaria seasons, and monitor wildfire smoke for emergency response, especially important for rural areas without ground-based pollution monitors.