Akará is only the third such storm recorded in the region since 2015. Read More…
Weather Blog
Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
Critical infrastructure is threatened as sinking land amplifies global sea level rise. Read More…
The barrier island that protects the mouth of Mobile Bay has a history of shifting and merging with nearby islands. Read More…
The setting Sun illuminates the western faces of sand dunes across this low-lying basin in northwestern China. Read More…
Harriet Tubman preferred to navigate the woods and waterways of Maryland’s Eastern shore on winter nights when guiding enslaved people north on the Underground...
Refreshed by precipitation from an atmospheric river, a temporary lake in Death Valley is extending its stay. Read More…
An astronaut and satellite sensors captured eye-catching patterns in sea ice. Read More…
The mountain lake survived the catastrophic events surrounding the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens and gained a new shoreline resembling a heart. Read...
For the third time since December 2023, fresh lava has flowed across parts of the Reykjanes peninsula. Read More…

