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Effects of the Tohoku Tsunami on the Kitakami River
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Published March 11, 2012
One year after the tsunami, the landscape near the mouth of the Kitakami river remains irrevocably altered.
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Sendai Bay - February 2012
Published March 8, 2012
Water has drained away from the agricultural fields near Sendai Bay.
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Sendai Bay - March 2011
Flood waters sit on agricultural fields more than a week after the devastating Tohoku-oki tsunami.
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Tsunami Sends Kitakami River Far Over Its Banks
Published March 7, 2012
Waves traveled nearly 50 kilometers (30 miles) upstream from the mouth of the river.
Tsunami Flooding around Ishinomaki
In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, flood waters inundate large stretches of the city.
Activity at Shiveluch Volcano
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Published February 24, 2012
Dark volcanic debris mars the otherwise pristine lower flanks of Shiveluch Volcano, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Shiveluch’s growing lava dome.
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Activity at Kizimen Volcano
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Published February 22, 2012
The ongoing eruption of Russia’s Kizimen Volcano is reshaping the mountain.
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Published February 10, 2012
Slow growth of a lava dome characterizes the current eruption of Shiveluch Volcano, on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
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Published February 6, 2012
Satellite image of the viscous lava flow creeping down the slopes of Russia’s Kizimen Volcano.
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Unrest at Turrialba Volcano, Costa Rica
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Published January 25, 2012
A new vent opened at the summit of Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano in mid-January, 2012.
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Fire and Ice at Kizimen Volcano
Published January 13, 2012
A gas and ash plume rises above the snow-covered landscape surrounding Kizimen Volcano.
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Frozen Franz Josef Land
Published January 7, 2012
This late summertime shot captures sea ice and land ice in Russia’s northernmost territory.
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