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A Watery Day for Lake Lefroy
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Published February 12, 2021
Spectacular patterns emerged as stormwater pooled on the salt crust of this ephemeral lake in Western Australia.
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2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record
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Published January 14, 2021
Earth’s average temperature has risen more than 1.2°C (2°F) since the late 19th century.
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The Drying U.S. West
Published December 11, 2020
A serious drought has flared up across half of the United States—a familiar story for the past two decades.
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Fraser Island Blazes
Published December 10, 2020
Fires have scorched half of a World Heritage Site and threatened local wildlife.
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Spring Heats Up Down Under
Published December 3, 2020
The country endured its hottest spring and November on record.
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California Heatwave Fits a Trend
Published September 10, 2020
A new study shows heatwaves in Southern California have increased in frequency, duration, and intensity over recent decades.
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Extreme Heat in Death Valley
Published August 20, 2020
NASA’s ECOSTRESS instrument observed extreme early morning temperatures in the desert of California and Nevada.
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A Third of the U.S. Faces Drought
Published August 13, 2020
The failure of the summer monsoon and other moisture carrying systems has parched more than 90 percent of some states.
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Another Intense Summer of Fires in Siberia
Published August 6, 2020
Following an active 2019 season, fires in 2020 have again been abundant, widespread, and have produced abnormally large carbon emissions.
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Signs of Drought in European Groundwater
Published June 25, 2020
Long-term rainfall deficits, heat waves, and increased evaporation have depleted some of the groundwater supply beneath central and eastern Europe.
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Heat and Fire Scorches Siberia
Published June 23, 2020
Fires are raging in eastern Siberia in the midst of an unusually long-lived heat wave.
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Frozen Finland Thaws
Published June 5, 2020
After a harsh winter in northern Finland, warm temperatures rapidly melted snow to cause significant flooding.
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