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Satellites Size Up Bubbles of Methane in Lake Ice
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Published July 10, 2020
Synthetic Aperture Radar is offering scientists a new way to measure how much of the potent greenhouse gas is bubbling up from frozen Arctic lakes.
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Fueled by the Nile
Published July 7, 2020
Irrigation from Lake Nasser, one of the world’s largest man-made lakes, has increased the amount of arable land and crop production in Egypt.
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Nishinoshima Belches Ash and Lava
Published July 6, 2020
A young volcanic island in the western Pacific Ocean has been going through some growing pains.
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Landslide Blocks Rio Colca
Published July 2, 2020
In Peru, a landslide damaged farmland and stopped the flow of an important local river.
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Scouting Watering Holes from Space
Published July 1, 2020
Satellites may make it easier for nomadic herders in Senegal to survive the lean season.
Channeling a Bloom
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Published June 26, 2020
Unusually clear skies and persistent, unseasonable heat may have set the stage for large and persistent blooms of phytoplankton in the waters around England.
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Cuba’s Gulf of Guacanayabo
Sediments flowing into the bay from the Río Cauto have built up an impressive delta and even helped bury a reef.
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Contrasting Landscape in Namibia
Published June 24, 2020
The town of Mariental sits at the convergence of the Kalahari Desert and the Central Plateau.
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Lonar Lake Tries On a Rosy Color
Published June 18, 2020
The lake in west-central India promptly changed from green to pink, and the reason why remains a mystery.
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Bush Fire Scorches Lands Near Phoenix
Published June 16, 2020
The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.
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The Blooming Blues
Published June 10, 2020
After studying 71 lakes in 33 countries, researchers found that phytoplankton and algae blooms are generally increasing around the world.
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Green Lagoons No More
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With so much of its water diverted, the Colorado River Delta has dried out and lost much of its vegetation and wildlife.
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Frozen Finland Thaws
Published June 5, 2020
After a harsh winter in northern Finland, warm temperatures rapidly melted snow to cause significant flooding.
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Mapping a Slow-Motion Landslide
Published June 4, 2020
Through the study of an unusual, long-lasting slide, has developed a new technique to make prediction easier and more accurate.
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Temperatures Predict Bird Biodiversity
Published June 3, 2020
Small birds prefer winter landscapes that have larger thermal differences, likely because they offer more opportunities to find refuge from the cold.
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Haiti’s Accidental City
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Published May 29, 2020
After a catastrophic earthquake left Port-au-Prince in a shambles, many people flocked to the new city of Canaan in search of a better life.
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Sandy Shores of Moreton Bay
Once an important port during World War II, the bay is comprised of a complex delta system that makes it a very scenic and popular tourist destination in Australia.
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