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After months of severe drought, a burst of rain is causing problems. For much of 2021, drought gripped southern Iran, parching crops, drying wells, and fueling protests over…
A dark, rainy spring gave way to a vast, long-lived phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Brazil. Beachgoers in the Brazilian state of Rio de…
Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied 2018 as the sixth-warmest year on record, according to independent analyses from NASA and the National Oceanic…
A sensor installed on the International Space Station is yielding fresh insights on the global distribution of lightning. Since the dawn of humanity, lightning has…
Clouds parted for a glimpse of one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth. Mount Vesuvius, located 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) southeast of Naples, Italy,…
More than 20 million people in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia now face some of the worst food security risks in 35 years. Following three consecutive…
The glow of a volcanic eruption in the Galápagos Islands was captured by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP…
Through the use of remotely sensed data, scientists were able to understand the mysterious deaths of caribou in Canada and reindeer in the Bering Sea…
Hurricane-force winds whipped fires across drought-parched grasslands and into suburban neighborhoods. On December 30, 2021, high winds roared out of the west and down the…
January 3 – August 15, 2012 The waters circling Antarctica absorb more carbon from the atmosphere than they release, serving as a strong carbon sink…
Astronauts traveling within Earth’s largest artificial satellite can capture unique shots of the planet’s only natural satellite. Astronauts traveling within Earth’s largest artificial satellite—the International…
From extreme weather to volcanic eruptions, these images highlight another year on our planet. Earth in 2021: Some Highlights From Another Year on Our Planet…
The Libyan Desert is often cited as a Mars analogue. The vast Libyan Desert stretches toward the Mediterranean Sea, which itself fades into the horizon…
It is the land of reindeer husbandry—one of the few places on Earth where deer have been domesticated. It is the home of Europe’s only…
While efforts to raise domesticated reindeer on the island failed, herds of wild reindeer prosper in East Iceland. While most of the world’s populations of…
Herding could help curb Arctic greening and shrubification caused by climate change. On the Yamal Peninsula in West Siberia, the nomadic Nenets people have a…
December 15 – 16, 2021 Hurricane-force winds, dust storms, tornadoes, wildfires, snow squalls, heavy rain, and record-breaking heat accompanied an unusual December storm system. An…
Locally named Odette, the storm is one of the strongest recorded on Earth this year and the 6th to reach category 5. Typhoon Rai crossed…