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The Nile Delta’s Disappearing Farmland
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Published December 15, 2021
Rapid population growth and expanding cities are eating away at one of Egypt’s most precious resources.
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Snow Caps Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa
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Published December 8, 2021
A “Kona low” weather system brought blizzard conditions and extreme precipitation to Hawai’i.
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Windblown Beauty in the Weddell Sea
A dazzling array of sea ice types drifted in the waters off Antarctica’s Ronne Ice Shelf.
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Antarctica Eclipsed
Published December 7, 2021
The only total solar eclipse of 2021 was visible from Antarctica, where the Moon blotted out the Sun for nearly two minutes.
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Spain’s Changing Mediterranean Coastline
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Published December 6, 2021
Starved of its sediment supply, the Ebro Delta faces erosion and subsidence, along with rising seas and more frequent and intense storms.
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Mount Michael, Volcano Track or Plume?
Published December 4, 2021
The nearly 1,000-meter-tall volcano in the South Sandwich Islands frequently finds a way to put on a show.
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Venice Holds Back the Adriatic Sea
Published December 2, 2021
A long-awaited system of movable floodgates is starting to protect the city from the highest tides.
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