A Wasted Wonderland: Greenland’s Struggle Against Melting in 2023
Warm weather caused substantial melting in June and July 2023, especially on the southern portion of the island. More than halfway through the 2023 melting…
Warm weather caused substantial melting in June and July 2023, especially on the southern portion of the island. More than halfway through the 2023 melting…
Urban infrastructure and natural areas stand in sharp contrast at night on the Mediterranean coast. An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this mesmerizing…
Windpark Fryslân can produce enough electricity to power about half a million homes in the Netherlands. Windpark Fryslân, a leading-edge wind energy installation in the…
After the breach of Kakhovka Dam and the flood that ensued, farmers in the area are coping with depleted water supplies. The breach of the…
Typhoon Khanun approached China’s coast on the heels of Typhoon Doksuri, which left a trail of destruction in the days prior. Following the devastation of…
Wildfires broke out on Rhodes and other islands amid record heat, forcing thousands to evacuate. A prolonged heatwave in Greece led to widespread wildfires in…
Plants are abundant along Baugh Creek, thanks to the ponded water from beaver dams. Beavers have transformed the Baugh Creek ecosystem in Idaho into a…
Ash from recent eruptions blackened the snow-covered flanks of the Alaskan volcano. After three years of calm, the Shishaldin volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands erupted…
Observations made by NASA’s newest storm-watching satellites captured the evolution of Hurricane Adrian’s structure as the storm strengthened. In the final week of June 2023,…
Differences in the amount of sand cover explain the starkly contrasting colors of the Egyptian lake’s west and east banks. An astronaut aboard the International…
Smoke originating from Canadian wildfires caused historically poor air quality. The northeastern U.S. experienced another day with some of the worst air quality recorded in…
Fires in Quebec have delivered one of the most intense outbreaks of smoke seen in the eastern U.S. in decades. Wildfire smoke from Canada has…
Decades of retreat are visible from above, but harder-to-see changes below the waterline could also affect this iconic glacier’s future. Petermann Glacier is one of…
Researchers have found that even modest amounts of desert dust can improve the health of the ocean’s microscopic, plant-like organisms. A new study reveals that…
One of Mexico’s most active volcanoes continues to put on a show for satellites and astronauts. Popocatépetl, an active stratovolcano 43 miles southeast of Mexico…
Petroglyphs, hanging gardens, and deep canyons make this remote landscape a notable part of Bears Ears National Monument. Deep, meandering canyons cut through the Colorado…
Paths that cut across the still-frozen Tunulliarfik Fjord in southern Greenland were likely made by people. Images from Landsat 9’s OLI-2 captured in March 2023…
Wet weather set the stage for prescribed burning to ramp up through April 2023 in the state’s southwest, near Perth. In April 2023, increased rainfall…