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Quartet of Snowy Cascade Volcanoes
Published December 25, 2022
Four of the range’s prominent volcanoes—Rainier, St. Helens, Adams, and Hood—were on full display in February 2022.
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Cold and Hot Yellowstone Lake
Published December 27, 2022
Beneath a layer of snow and ice, exceptionally hot fluids rise from the floor of Yellowstone Lake.
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Montreal Islands
Published December 24, 2022
Canada’s second-most populous city occupies the largest of hundreds of islands within the Hochelaga Archipelago.
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Icy Lake Paiku
Published December 23, 2022
This deep lake on the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau freezes over during winter, curbing the large changes in lake level observed during other seasons.
Strait of Messina
Published December 18, 2022
Sunglint, waves, and ship wakes are visible on the waters between Italy’s Calabria region and Sicily.
The Frozen Landscape of Isle Royale
Published December 11, 2022
The park is one of the most isolated natural areas in the continental United States and the site of long-running ecological studies.
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Wetlands of Adair Bay
Published November 27, 2022
The estuary system marks the transition between the Great Altar Desert in northwestern Mexico and the Gulf of California.
The Colorado River Cuts a Canyon
Published November 20, 2022
Over millions of years, the mighty river carved through old sedimentary rocks even as the landmass was rising.
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Agriculture in Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert
Published November 6, 2022
The fertile flood plains around the San Miguel River are conducive to maize and other agricultural production.
Jamaica
Published October 23, 2022
Tectonic uplift, moist trade winds, and limestone lead to a diversity of landscapes on the Caribbean’s third-largest island.
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The Miura Peninsula
Published October 16, 2022
By boat and road, people and products are on the move in this part of Japan.
Light Show Near the Limb
Published October 9, 2022
Lightning, fishing boats, and city lights frame an active night in Southeast Asia.