Fifteen Million People Threatened by Glacial Flooding
Fifteen million people around the world are at risk from flooding caused by glacial lakes, with just four countries accounting for more than half of…
Geography News
Mysteries Remain About Puzzling Bahamas Whiting Events
Researchers used satellite imagery to reveal where and when the discolored patches of water appeared between 2003 and 2020 and found a puzzling temporary increase…
World’s Longest Conveyor Belt System – 61 Miles Long
The conveyor belt helps transport an essential agricultural fertilizer from the remote reaches of Western Sahara to farmlands across the world. On the western edge…
National Parks Are the Backbone of Conservation – Here How To Make Them Better
Corridors Between Western U.S. National Parks Would Greatly Increase the Persistence Time of Mammals National parks play a crucial role in conservation efforts, however, increasing…
Stunning View of Great Lakes Dressed for Winter Captured by NASA Astronaut
Land and water were decorated with snow and ice when astronauts looked down on the region in February 2022. A strong winter storm brought snow,…
Intense Explosions at Mount Semeru – One Year After Unleashing Deadly Eruption
Intense explosions at the summit sent avalanches of ash and mud racing down the southeastern flank of the Indonesian volcano. In early December 2022, the…
Satellite Reveals Larger Wheat Harvest in Ukraine Than Expected – And Barren Boundary of War
A satellite-based analysis indicates that nearly 27 million tons of wheat were harvested from Ukraine’s farms this year, but the country won’t reap all of…
Stunning Satellite Image: Lava Flows North on Mauna Loa
The Landsat 9 satellite acquired this image of the volcanic eruption as lava flowed past the Mauna Loa Observatory toward Saddle Road. On December 2,…
Wetlands of Adair Bay – Stunning Photo Captured by Space Station Astronaut
The estuary system marks the transition between the Great Altar Desert in northwestern Mexico and the Gulf of California. The wetlands of Adair Bay (also…
Mauna Loa Awakens – Satellites View World’s Largest Active Volcano
During Mauna Loa’s first eruption in nearly four decades, satellites observed the volcano’s nighttime glow and sulfur dioxide plume. Hawaii’s Mauna Loa—the world’s largest active…
Incredible View of Stadium City Qatar From Landsat 9
Several new stadiums were built in and around Doha for the World Cup. Thirty-two teams and more than 1 million football (soccer) fans headed to…
Eroded Beauty in the Sahara Desert Revealed in Stunning Astronaut Photo
Dark, flat-topped mesas stand out amid the surrounding lighter-toned landscape in northwest Sudan. This detailed photograph, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS),…
Exploring Earth From Space: Mississippi River [Video]
The Mississippi River, a major river in the United States, is featured in this multi-temporal radar image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission. It is…
Antarctic Volcano: A Mountain of Terror?
Mount Terror might sound like a place to avoid. But this Antarctic volcano is not as terrifying as its name implies. From a geological perspective,…
Low Water Levels Are Causing Barge Backups on the Mississippi River
Low water levels are making it difficult to ship goods down the Mississippi River and allowing a wedge of saltwater to move upstream. In the…
South African Town Covered in Mining Waste After Dam Collapse
Nearly one month after the collapse of a tailings dam, the South African mining town Jagersfontein and nearby water systems remained capped with muddy debris….
Autumn in the Adirondacks – Vibrant Fall Colors Pop In Satellite Photos
Vibrant leaf color in northeast New York has not disappointed leaf-peepers. Dry conditions in the summer of 2022 dulled autumn foliage in many parts of…
Satellite Images Reveal a Rough Year for Rice in California
The ongoing drought has cut rice acreage in the Sacramento Valley in half. Normally the largest rice-growing region in California, the Sacramento Valley produces hundreds…
