Scientists are studying the rare filling of Sebkha el Melah for clues about past—and possibly future—greening of the Sahara Desert. Read More…
Weather Blog
Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
The growing network of channels and islands now spans more than half of the estuary that was once open to ships. Read More…
New research shows that the presence of warehouses in the Los Angeles area is associated with higher levels of airborne particulate pollution. Read More…...
Blooms of cyanobacteria develop in the brackish waters of this Nevada lake nearly every year. Read More…
Sea ice in the Arctic continued a decades-long downward trend in its minimum summer extent, while sea ice around Antarctica saw meager winter growth...
A powerful geomagnetic storm caused a display of light that was visible unusually far from Earth’s poles. Read More…
Insufficient rainfall in 2023-2024 has taken a toll on the region’s rivers and groundwater and upended daily life in several countries. Read More…
British Royal Naval officer William Bligh and 18 loyalists headed for this volcanic island in Tonga after a mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Read...
River channels old and new wind across a floodplain in Burma (Myanmar), mingling with areas of agriculture and aquaculture. Read More…
