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Temperatures in several states climbed over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in March 2026, which in some places was the highest March…
Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands.
The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall…
Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.
Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.
Abundant rainfall in February and March 2026 transformed the desert landscape of Central Australia.
An advancing cold front kicked up a sharp line of sand and other small particles that swept over the high…
Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island's Burren region also stand out…
During the 2022 summer melt season, sediment plumes and fractured sea ice traced swirling eddies in a branch of the…
Activity at the volcano in the Philippines sent lava and pyroclastic flows down the volcano’s flanks and prompted evacuations in…
Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europe.
Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling…
A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.
Set amid El Salvador’s modern, active volcanic landscape, tranquil blue waters fill a caldera formed by ancient eruptions.
As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Oklahoma’s Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge attracts rare and diverse species—and enthusiasts looking for a distinct type of crystallized gypsum.
The National fire has burned tens of thousands of acres within the Florida preserve, fueled by vegetation dried by prolonged…
The hill-shaped features are a sign of explosive volcanic activity—a rarity on the Red Planet.
Nearly 50 years ago, the first Landsat satellite captured the rare sight of Mid-Atlantic waterways frozen over.
Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks.
