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Kīlauea’s Lava Lake Persists
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Published May 11, 2022
Since May 2018, when Kīlauea’s lava lake last drained, the summit crater has filled with water, erupted again, boiled off the water, and refilled with lava.
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Twin Cyclones in the Indian Ocean
Published May 9, 2022
The pair of weakening storms probably will not bring catastrophe to land, but they lined up and put on a show for satellites.
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Wild Fluctuations in Sierra Snow
Published May 6, 2022
The California mountain range alternated between extreme precipitation and none at all this winter.
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The Emerald Isles of Hạ Long Bay
Published May 7, 2022
Limestone mountains that rise steeply from the waters off Northern Vietnam feature distinctive geologic formations, verdant forests, and extreme biodiversity.
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Karst and Colors on the Yucatán Peninsula
Published May 8, 2022
Sediments and mangroves paint the wetlands, while sinkholes dot the land surface.
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Taking Stock of Rocky Mountain Snowpack
Published May 5, 2022
In the midst of a megadrought, scientists are working to improve snowpack measurements used to forecast water supplies.
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Measuring Methane in the Everglades
Scientists are measuring emissions from dying mangrove forests in order to learn something about soaring global levels of the greenhouse gas.
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Wildfires Continue to Burn Across New Mexico
Published May 3, 2022
By early May 2022, nearly a quarter million acres had burned in New Mexico, almost double the annual total of 2021.
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Losing a Long-Watched Glacier
Scientists have been observing Peyto Glacier in Alberta since the 1960s.
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Navigating the Geiyo Islands
Published April 30, 2022
These rough waters were once traversed by Japanese pirates; now they are spanned by bridges.
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Mediterranean Dust Storm
Published May 2, 2022
A dust storm over the Eastern Mediterranean was accompanied by thunderstorms that also brought hail and flash floods.
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Chachani Volcano, Andes Mountains
Published May 1, 2022
The dormant volcano in Southern Peru is a complex mix of structures.
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