Erta Ale, in the East African Rift, is Ethiopia’s most active volcano. Read More…
Weather Blog
Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
Water-carved canyons and wind-sculpted dunes adorn the desert landscape. Read More…
Storms brought flooding to Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina in November 2023, continuing a trend of wet weather in the region. Read...
Stuck on the seafloor for decades, Iceberg A-23A now freely drifts northward toward warmer, iceberg-destroying waters. Read More…
Many cities have shortages of air quality monitors. NASA scientists have developed a tool called GEOS-CF that can help. Read More…
The fiery and icy upper reaches of the Antarctic volcano pierced through a canopy of clouds. Read More…
A winter storm plowed across several U.S. states after Thanksgiving. Read More…
Ice cores and satellite images are helping preserve the history of a disappearing ice cap in the Peruvian Andes. Read More…
The causeway and its blocky “islands” off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia make oil drilling possible in the region’s shallow waters. Read More…...

