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A Sliver of Mexico’s “Mother Mountain Range”
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Published November 27, 2020
The Sierra Madre Oriental is part of a chain that stretches across three continents.
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The Braided Brahmaputra
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Published November 29, 2020
The river’s high sediment load contributes to the abrupt change in its shape as it exits the Himalayas and hits flatter land.
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Flooding in Northern Luzon
Published November 19, 2020
In the wake of three typhoons within a month, the Philippines provinces of Cagayan and Isabela have seen some of their worst flooding in decades.
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Molave Heads Toward Vietnam
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Published October 27, 2020
After getting pummeled by three deadly storms in October, Vietnam prepares for another one.
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Snow Melts in the Andes
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Published October 20, 2020
As springtime arrives in the Andes, winter snow melts to provide an important water source for local communities.
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Fierce Fires in Bolivia
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Published October 15, 2020
For the second year in a row, fires have been widespread and persistent in the South American country.
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A Lush Laptev Palette
Published October 13, 2020
A colorful mixture of dissolved organic matter and sediments help trace the sea’s otherwise invisible currents and eddies.
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Sharks, Seagrass, and Stromatolites
Published October 10, 2020
Australia’s Shark Bay contains the largest beds of seagrasses in the world, as well as some of the oldest lifeforms on Earth.
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Persistent Phytoplankton
Published September 21, 2020
The waters off of Newfoundland were colored by coccolithophore blooms for two months.
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Historic Fires Devastate the U.S. Pacific Coast
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Published September 11, 2020
Satellite data is helping scientists size up one of the most intense outbreaks of fire and smoke that Oregon and California have seen in decades.
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