The Alaskan city of Anchorage received record snowfall in November 2023. Winter weather arrived in…
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Much of the canned pumpkin that ends up in Thanksgiving pies and soups came from…
A scientist spotted a jade hue in the sea ice fastened to the coast of…
A wet winter in western states provided a short-term reprieve to the decades-long drought in…
Curtains of colorful light danced across the sky after solar storms sent energized particles crashing…
Eurasia’s tallest active volcano spewed ash that drifted hundreds of kilometers. Eruption activity escalated at…
Shifting rainfall patterns are projected to leave millions of people without consistent access to food…
Past volcanic eruptions and salt deposits from present-day hot springs left this distinctive “face” in…
Despite their rusty color, these arteries of water in Bolivia and Madagascar are important for…
Eruptions on Russia’s active Kamchatka Peninsula made for a dramatic display of steam, snow, and…
As the Moon crossed between the Sun and Earth during the 2023 annular solar eclipse,…
The seas around Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas saw large accumulations of heat stress beginning…
The Alaskan tundra puts on a fleeting display of color before the snows fall and…
The cultural and political hub of El Salvador lies along the Central American Volcanic Arc.…
A few years after a fresh influx of water raised its levels, Lake Urmia has…
An oblique-angle photo taken from above the Middle East captures the Moon peeking over Earth’s…
After passing the Antarctic Peninsula, Iceberg D-30A grazed the much smaller Clarence Island, spun around,…
Two decades of satellite measurements show that the sea surface is shading toward green. The…