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A massive, old caldera and more recently formed craters shape the landscape in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January…
The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produced a larger volume of lava than…
Strong winds in March 2026 carried Saharan dust across northwestern Africa and toward the Canary Islands, reducing visibility and prompting…
Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.
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…
Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.
An advancing cold front kicked up a sharp line of sand and other small particles that swept over the high…
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.
Set amid El Salvador’s modern, active volcanic landscape, tranquil blue waters fill a caldera formed by ancient eruptions.
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.
Satellite-based radar images show where a powerful earthquake in the Yukon, Canada, sent rock, snow, and ice spilling across the…
