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Oyyl Dune Field, Kazakhstan
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Published August 28, 2022
Fluvial floodplains are a common source of sand, so dune fields often form immediately downwind of them.
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Patterns of Forest Change in Bolivia
Published August 25, 2022
Deforestation patterns near Santa Cruz de la Sierra reflect different waves of settlers and economic activities.
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Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles
Published August 27, 2022
The sulfurous waters of the archipelago’s mangrove swamps host the world’s largest bacteria.
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Lake Powell Still Shrinking
Published August 23, 2022
The second largest reservoir in the United States now stands at its lowest level since it was filled in the mid-1960s.
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Rio Grande Runs Dry, Then Wet
Residents of Albuquerque saw a dry riverbed for the first time since 1983.
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Earth’s Limb with a Crescent Moon
Published August 21, 2022
Astronauts viewed the layers of the atmosphere while orbiting over the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Eruption in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland
Published August 19, 2022
In southwest Iceland, in early August 2022, another volcanic eruption began on a fissure swarm that last year awakened from nearly a millennia of quiet.
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Solar Takes a Swim
Published August 22, 2022
As countries look to decarbonize their economies, floating solar farms have become an option.
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Greening the Gulf of Finland
Published August 18, 2022
Blue-green algae are thriving in warmer-than-normal waters this summer.
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Myakka River State Park
Alligators are among the residents of Florida’s largest and oldest state park.
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Deep Concern About Food Security in Eastern Africa
Published August 16, 2022
The Horn of Africa is facing drought and crop failures after four inadequate rainy seasons.
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Burning in Botswana
Published August 15, 2022
As the country entered the late dry season, the landscape was primed for burning.
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