Mysteries Remain About Puzzling Bahamas Whiting Events
Researchers used satellite imagery to reveal where and when the discolored patches of water appeared between 2003 and 2020 and found a puzzling temporary increase…
Researchers used satellite imagery to reveal where and when the discolored patches of water appeared between 2003 and 2020 and found a puzzling temporary increase…
The conveyor belt helps transport an essential agricultural fertilizer from the remote reaches of Western Sahara to farmlands across the world. On the western edge…
Corridors Between Western U.S. National Parks Would Greatly Increase the Persistence Time of Mammals National parks play a crucial role in conservation efforts, however, increasing…
Land and water were decorated with snow and ice when astronauts looked down on the region in February 2022. A strong winter storm brought snow,…
Intense explosions at the summit sent avalanches of ash and mud racing down the southeastern flank of the Indonesian volcano. In early December 2022, the…
A satellite-based analysis indicates that nearly 27 million tons of wheat were harvested from Ukraine’s farms this year, but the country won’t reap all of…
The Landsat 9 satellite acquired this image of the volcanic eruption as lava flowed past the Mauna Loa Observatory toward Saddle Road. On December 2,…
The estuary system marks the transition between the Great Altar Desert in northwestern Mexico and the Gulf of California. The wetlands of Adair Bay (also…
During Mauna Loa’s first eruption in nearly four decades, satellites observed the volcano’s nighttime glow and sulfur dioxide plume. Hawaii’s Mauna Loa—the world’s largest active…
Several new stadiums were built in and around Doha for the World Cup. Thirty-two teams and more than 1 million football (soccer) fans headed to…
Dark, flat-topped mesas stand out amid the surrounding lighter-toned landscape in northwest Sudan. This detailed photograph, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS),…
The Mississippi River, a major river in the United States, is featured in this multi-temporal radar image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission. It is…
Mount Terror might sound like a place to avoid. But this Antarctic volcano is not as terrifying as its name implies. From a geological perspective,…
Low water levels are making it difficult to ship goods down the Mississippi River and allowing a wedge of saltwater to move upstream. In the…
Nearly one month after the collapse of a tailings dam, the South African mining town Jagersfontein and nearby water systems remained capped with muddy debris….
Vibrant leaf color in northeast New York has not disappointed leaf-peepers. Dry conditions in the summer of 2022 dulled autumn foliage in many parts of…
The ongoing drought has cut rice acreage in the Sacramento Valley in half. Normally the largest rice-growing region in California, the Sacramento Valley produces hundreds…
Lake Trasimeno, the fourth largest lake in Italy, is featured in this week’s European Space Agency (ESA) Earth From Space image. Lake Trasimeno is located…