In southeastern Libya, Jabal Arkanū’s concentric rock rings stand as relics of past geologic forces that churned beneath the desert. Read More…
Weather Blog
Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
The tart berry and state fruit brings a red pop to holiday feasts—and to satellite images of Midwestern marshlands. Read More…
Over millions of years, water has sculpted limestone in northern Vietnam into an extraordinary karst landscape full of towers, cones, caves, and subterranean waterways....
Hurricane Melissa left the island nation’s forests brown and battered, but they won’t stay that way for long. Read More…
Satellites are helping land managers track ecological shifts as reserves reconnect and landscapes return to a more natural state. Read More…
Late-season reds and browns swept across the Ozark Highlands in the south-central U.S. Read More…
The volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula continues to erupt after centuries of quiescence. Read More…
A multi-year drought has put extra strain on farmers and water managers in the Middle Eastern country. Read More…
Drought in the Nueces River basin is reducing reservoir levels, leaving residents and industry in the Corpus Christi area facing water shortages. Read More…...

