China’s Largest Freshwater Lake Drained by Prolonged Heat and Drought Between the winter and summer…
Browsing: NASA Earth Observatory
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In the face of extreme monsoon flooding, Pakistan’s largest lake has had several breaches. Lake…
Hot springs and fumaroles dot this misnamed geothermal field that hosts the world’s largest complex…
On August 30, Typhoon Hinnamnor became the first category 5 cyclone on Earth in 2022.…
The second largest reservoir in the United States now stands at its lowest level since…
Global mean sea level has risen 101 millimeters (3.98 inches) since 1992, and it continues…
Drought and climate change have left Lake Mead at 27 percent capacity, posing risks to…
In summer 2022, multiple heatwaves around the world shattered temperature records and fueled wildfires. Heatwaves…
Satellite images show smoke from hundreds of wildland fires darkening Alaskan skies. Alaskan summers are…
In early July 2022, a combination of dry weather, lightning, and unusual heat fueled hundreds…
NASA Harvest scientists use satellite observations and economic data to track how the Russia-Ukraine conflict…
Snowmelt and heavy rain caused historically high water in Yellowstone National Park that destroyed homes,…
Tornado Scars Northern Michigan Satellite imagery shows the line of damage extending through Gaylord, Michigan.…
Bezymianny, a stratovolcano in Russia’s Far East, ejected a towering plume that streaked the snow…
In the Utah desert, the red rocks, cliffs, and canyons of this nautically named national…
Researchers recently chronicled the death throes of A-68A, one of the world’s largest-known icebergs. As…
Dubai’s coast has some of the largest and most recognizable land reclamation projects on Earth.…
Kavachi Volcano in the Southwest Pacific Solomon Islands—where hammerhead sharks prowl—has entered an active phase…