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...
Weather Blog
Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
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…
A “dirty snowball” from the distant icy cloud encircling our solar system passed by the Sun and Earth in autumn 2024. Read More…
Milton persisted as a potent hurricane-strength storm as it crossed over the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, and into the western Atlantic. Read More…
A lightning-ignited blaze billowed smoke into the towns and valleys near Jackson. Read More…
The storm rapidly intensified to Category 5 strength over warm gulf waters. Read More…
