Winter from the International Space Station
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Land and water were decorated with snow and ice when astronauts looked down on the region in February 2022.

Glaciers on these heavenly mountains are a source of freshwater for farmers in Central Asia.

Beneath a layer of snow and ice, exceptionally hot fluids rise from the floor of Yellowstone Lake. Â

Four of the range’s prominent volcanoes—Rainier, St. Helens, Adams, and Hood—were on full display in February 2022.

Canada’s second-most populous city occupies the largest of hundreds of islands within the Hochelaga Archipelago.

This deep lake on the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau freezes over during winter, curbing the large changes in lake level observed…

The Mid-Atlantic coast occasionally sees snow, but rain has become increasingly common over time.

New Zealand’s Southern Alps rise high above the landscape and influence the weather around them.

With an average elevation of 4500 meters above sea level, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is one of Earth’s highest geographic features.


