An Early Look at Fall Color in Canada

First reported Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT · Last updated Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:26:53 GMT

Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory An Early Look at Fall Color in… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search July 27 September 6 NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison July 27 September 6 NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison July 27 September 6 Curtain Toggle 2-Up Image Details Autumn color sweeps across the low-growing shrubs and tundra vegetation of Nunavut, Canada, in this image pair captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 . NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison. As North America rode out a summer of remarkable heat , fall foliage and cool, crisp weather still seemed like distant, alien concepts across much of the continent in early September 2026. But fall comes early in the tundra and subarctic ecosystems of Nunavut, in