Surface Water
Filters
Vivid green blooms form, drift, and fade in Hartbeespoortdam reservoir over the course of a year.
Rounding out a remarkable year, the outback lake displayed distinct green and reddish water in its two main bays.
Winds, waves, and ice near a remote town on the Chukchi Peninsula have sculpted a series of coastal inshore lagoons…
A rare tropical cyclone dropped torrential rains on the Indonesian island, fueling extensive and destructive floods.
A multi-year drought has put extra strain on farmers and water managers in the Middle Eastern country.
Drought in the Nueces River basin is reducing reservoir levels, leaving residents and industry in the Corpus Christi area facing…
Another major tributary reached the Australian outback lake in 2025, extending the months-long flood of the vast, ephemeral inland sea.
Winding across the Jeannie catchment in northern Queensland, the river sustains diverse ecosystems on its way to the Coral Sea.
Tides and sediment form brushstroke-like patterns across the river estuary in eastern Sumatra.
