Wildland fires burned tens of thousands of acres near mountain communities including the village of Rudioso. Read More…
Weather Blog
Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
A heat dome broke temperature records in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast. Read More…
A short-lived gap in the clouds let satellites observe a striking phytoplankton bloom east of Greenland. Read More…
Decades of satellite data paint a picture of how forests in this Central American country are changing. Read More…
The largest tropical rainforest in Mesoamerica is shrinking as pastures and croplands spread across Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico. Read More…
Tidal currents stir up colorful swirls off the coast of Western Australia. Read More…
This U-shaped series of islets in the Indian Ocean rings a blue-green lagoon of varying depth. Read More…
Life finds ways to survive on this small volcanic island chain that’s way off the beaten path. Read More…
Drought helped spread intense, early-season blazes in one of the world’s largest wetlands. Read More…
