Late summer in the Northwest Pacific Ocean often sees an increase in storminess, which in August 2025 included a typhoon that lashed both China...
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Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
The peninsula in eastern Siberia features rugged terrain with towering, snow-covered peaks and cloud-filled valleys stretching between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of...
The Santarém plateau in the northern Brazilian state displays a patchwork of cleared and uncleared land bordering a densely forested conservation area. Read More…...
One of NASA’s newest Earth-observing sensors extends and improves the continuous measurement of light-harvesting pigments in ocean surface waters. Read More…
Farmers are facing the burden of dwindling reservoir water in this productive agricultural region of Washington state. Read More…
The major hurricane steered clear of land but delivered tropical storm conditions to coastal areas along its path. Read More…
Fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions, intense wildfires in Spain and Portugal sent thick smoke across parts of Europe. Read More…
Samuel Pierpont Langley conducted the first successful flight of an unpiloted, engine-driven, heavier-than-air craft from a houseboat near Chopawamsic Island in the Potomac River....
A subtle arc, formed by the bending of light through high-altitude ice crystals, cradles the Moon above the darkened Earth. Read More…
