Suspended limestone offshore hints at a 66-million-year-old story.
Published Nov 22, 2021
Large phytoplankton blooms tend to occur at intersections: between land and sea, between different ocean currents, and between seasons.
Published Nov 18, 2018
Seasonal monsoon rains filled low-lying areas with water.
Published Nov 14, 2018
Satellites detect fires that are not necessarily being reported. Scientists are taking note and compiling global views of fire behavior and evolution.
Published Oct 22, 2018
Two typhoons lined up in the Northwest Pacific Basin, tracking northwest toward Japan.
Published Aug 20, 2018
Several large wildfires are blanketing the state with smoke.
Published Aug 15, 2018
Almost a quarter of a million acres of land and more than a thousand homes have been consumed by three wildfires in Northern California.
Published Aug 4, 2018
Warmer waters likely enabled a phytoplankton bloom to occur much later in the year than normal off the coast of Alaska and British Columbia.
Published Aug 6, 2018
Sea ice can linger on Hudson Bay into the summer, but it is usually gone by mid-August.
Published Jul 30, 2018Image of the Day Water Unique Imagery Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice
Lightning sparked nearly 400 new fires in Canada this week.
Published Jul 22, 2018
One of the largest salt pans in the world spreads across northern Botswana, offering critical seasonal oases for mammals and birds.
Published Jul 7, 2018
As smoke streamed toward San Francisco, more than 1,000 fire personnel were at the scene fighting the blaze.
Published Jul 4, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
The dust in the skies over the Caribbean and Southern United States has distant origins.
Published Jun 30, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Remote Sensing
Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Published Jun 27, 2018
Volcanic glass found on the beaches of this lake in northeastern Siberia left a mark on the archaeological record.
Published Jun 26, 2018
In a matter of hours, torrential rainfall caused historic damage.
Published Jun 20, 2018
As is common during the dry season, satellites detected many fires in Northern Territory.
Published Jun 11, 2018
Tropical storm Aletta became 2018's first hurricane in the eastern Pacific.
Published Jun 7, 2018
Winds approached hurricane-force during the late-May event.
Published Jun 3, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Severe Storms Human Presence
The storm delivered wind and rain to large parts of the southeastern United States before spinning up to the Midwest and Great Lakes.
Published May 31, 2018
Amid seasonal flooding, satellites observed a burn scar growing in Botswana.
Published May 30, 2018
In the span of a week, the region has been hammered by back-to-back tropical cyclones.
Published May 23, 2018
A series of fires spread through parts of the Canadian province, including these blazes near Lake Winnipegosis.
Published May 23, 2018
Stunning natural phenomenon in the water and atmosphere are revealed in this wide view of the western coastline of the United States.
Published May 19, 2018
In an extremely rare event, a subtropical cyclone formed in cool waters off the coast of Chile.
Published May 12, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Severe Storms Unique Imagery
Phytoplankton are usually most abundant in this area when spring melting and runoff freshen the water and add nutrients just as sunlight is increasing.
Published May 8, 2018
After a heavy snowfall in April, muddy rivers and streams are turning Lake Erie brown.
Published Apr 28, 2018
Winds pushed a wall of dust across the Arabian Peninsula in April.
Published Apr 26, 2018
An April storm dropped record amounts of snow in some Midwest cities.
Published Apr 20, 2018
A volcano on Vanuatu’s Ambae Island sent a plume of ash and gas streaming across the South Pacific Ocean.
Published Apr 12, 2018
