The massive amount of sediment that atmospheric rivers can send rushing toward the sea can make for some remarkable satellite images.
Satellite Images We Love
Here are a few of the images from our archive that our staff love the most.
Using Satellites to Size Up the Severity of Crop Fires in Northern India
An analysis of satellite data suggest that crop fires in Punjab in 2016 were the most severe the state has seen in more than decade.
February Puzzler
Our latest puzzler is out. Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us what part of the world we are looking at, when the image was acquired, what the image shows, and why the scene is interesting.
A Shape-Shifting Volcanic Island
The eruption of Alaska's Bogoslof volcano has changed the island's size and shape.