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Fires Raged in the Amazon Again in 2020
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Published February 19, 2021
Large numbers of deforestation-related fires burned in the Amazon rainforest, while uncontrolled wildfires blazed in savanna and grassland ecosystems in central Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
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Saharan Dust Heading for Europe
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Published February 18, 2021
A substantial dust plume drifted over the Atlantic Ocean, with some of the airborne grains steering toward the northeast.
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Another Dusty Day in Chad
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Published January 21, 2021
Winds frequently whip up the dust from Chad’s lowest point, but those particles may not fertilize the Amazon as much as scientists once thought.
Pieces of Iceberg A-68A
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Published January 13, 2021
Seawater has been cutting like a knife through an enormous Antarctic iceberg afloat in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
California’s Nightmare Fire Season Continues
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Published October 2, 2020
Another stretch of intense heat has reinvigorated the state’s brutal 2020 fire season.
Superior Fall Colors
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Published September 29, 2020
In autumn, the leaves on deciduous trees change colors as they lose chlorophyll, the molecule that plants use to synthesize food.
A Smoky Inferno
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Published September 8, 2020
Intense fires raged in several western states over the Labor Day weekend.
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