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While the sea ice melt season has lengthened dramatically in most of the satellite era, the trend unexpectedly stabilized around…
Snow drought and unusually warm temperatures in the Colorado Basin in 2026 helped drive down reservoir water storage in the…
Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as the autumnal equinox approached.
An amateur astronomer scouting online satellite maps for campsites in Quebec found an impact crater instead.
Reds, yellows, and oranges are already sweeping across tundra landscapes in Nunavut.
Mexico’s second-largest metropolitan area borders on folded rock layers of the Sierra Madre Oriental.
At a time of year when dust storm activity winds down, a plume of dust blanketed parts of the West…
A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality.
Layers of sedimentary rock that jut from the Soledad Basin at surprising angles have long enthralled television and film producers,…
With austral winter nearing its end, clouds cleared for a satellite view of volcanic activity in the remote South Atlantic.
The Pacific was buzzing with storms while the Atlantic was notably quiet.
With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.
Rainfall deficits and high temperatures have created unusually dry conditions and have spurred water shortages on much of the tropical…
In summer 2026, a substantial iceberg calved from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland and swiftly drifted into Nares Strait, colliding…
One narrowing icefall remains the linchpin for the Alpine glacier—and it may not be long for this world.
The meandering Congaree River sustains towering forest ecosystems and fashions oxbow lakes as it shifts across its floodplain.
Back-to-back winter storms in August 2026 brought snowfall to northern Chile, from the Andes to near the Pacific coast.
Experts are analyzing decades of images from Landsat satellites for clues about how the iconic birds have responded to sea…
These glacial landforms jut into northern Lake Huron, surrounded by sheltered channels and coves frequented by fish and small watercraft.
The drying of the massive lake exposed playas that became the setting for feats of engineering and technological ingenuity, as…
