The remote South Sandwich Islands can disrupt passing clouds in ways that shed alternating rows of cloud spirals. Read More…
Weather Blog
Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
Torrential rains set off dangerous flash flooding in the Argentinian port city. Read More…
Images bridging four decades show where Switzerland’s largest glacier and its neighbors have been losing ice. Read More…
Clouds parted to reveal fresh lava flows on the slopes of the East African Rift volcano. Read More…
A digital camera on the Blue Ghost lander looked back at Earth and captured this ethereal image. Read More…
Using NASA data, researchers can track vegetation changes around the planet, not just in forests but also in grasslands and savannas like the Brazilian...
A new analysis suggests that a large freshwater plume in the hurricane’s path helped fuel its extraordinary growth. Read More…
The turquoise waters of Ngangla Ringco add vivid color to the otherwise brown landscape in this part of the Tibetan Plateau. Read More…
The tropical cyclone took a sharp turn toward Australia’s east coast, bringing flooding and other hazards to an area that rarely sees this type...