Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
Study Confirms Southern Ocean is Absorbing Carbon
720 x 404 JPEG
Published January 2, 2022
The waters circling Antarctica absorb more carbon from the atmosphere than they release, serving as a strong carbon sink and an important buffer for greenhouse gas emissions.
Related images:
MPEG
JPEG
Derecho Sweeps Across Midwest
720 x 480 JPEG
Published December 16, 2021
Hurricane-force winds, dust storms, tornadoes, wildfires, snow squalls, heavy rain, and record-breaking heat accompanied an unusual December storm system.
6828 x 6610 5 MB - JPEG
An Extra Air Pollution Burden
Published November 9, 2021
New research shows that neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., with more people of color are exposed to more air pollution and have higher rates of disease.
2074 x 1359 280 KB - JPEG
4928 x 3280 11 MB - JPEG
Extratropical Cyclones Drench West Coast
Published October 25, 2021
One of the most intense extratropical cyclones ever to strike the Pacific Northwest drew an equally historic amount of moisture onshore.
5000 x 5000 5 MB - JPEG
What’s Behind California’s Surge of Large Fires?
Published October 4, 2021
Heat waves and droughts supercharged by climate change, a century of fire suppression, and fast-growing populations have made large, destructive fires more likely.
720 x 550 JPEG
4342 x 4120 5 MB - JPEG
720 x 683 PNG
2880 x 2732 2 MB - PNG
720 x 341 PNG
4250 x 2833 2 MB - JPEG
Hurricane Ida Batters Louisiana
Published August 30, 2021
Preliminary reports suggest it is the fifth-strongest storm ever to make landfall in the continental U.S.
2646 x 2772 2 MB - JPEG
720 x 903 PNG
Rain and Warmth Trigger More Melting in Greenland
Published August 18, 2021
The island’s vast ice sheet underwent multiple bouts of widespread melting this summer, exacerbated in August 2021 by rain.
1650 x 1100 1 MB - JPEG
720 x 665 JPEG
3365 x 2093 2 MB - JPEG
Sizing Up How Agriculture Connects to Deforestation
720 x 430 JPEG
Published August 11, 2021
Using satellite data from the past two decades, scientists are starting to pinpoint which crops and farming styles have lasting impacts on forests.
3242 x 1576 2 MB - JPEG
2008 x 2241 5 MB - JPEG
720 x 415 JPEG
3507 x 1705 1 MB - JPEG