A dust storm over the eastern Mediterranean grounded planes and triggered air quality warnings in Israel.
Published Mar 5, 2014
Winter winds, the harmattan, swept a cloud of dust out of West Africa and across the Atlantic.
Published Mar 5, 2014
Land use fires burning in central Sumatra, Indonesia, generated thick smoke that limited visibility.
Published Feb 28, 2014
Red boxes outline fires burning across Florida, where prescribed burning is a significant land management tool and wildfire is a threat.
Published Feb 23, 2014
A series of rainstorms pushed rivers in southern Great Britain to flood stage in February 2014.
Published Feb 17, 2014
Thick smoke covers southern Victoria as several major wildfires burn in the state.
Published Feb 11, 2014
Nearly 500,000 people lost power and gas when a powerful blizzard struck Iran in February.
Published Feb 11, 2014
The pollution particles that leave palls of gray over Bangladesh in the winter have many sources.
Published Feb 9, 2014
While Sochi itself appears to be dry, the mountain slopes are ready for the games.
Published Feb 8, 2014
A large bushfire closed Snowy River National Park in southeastern Victoria.
Published Feb 6, 2014
The largest desert in China experiences frequent dust storms as lakes dry, leaving loose, fine mineral soil that lifts easily on the wind.
Published Feb 6, 2014
Widespread fires burned throughout West Africa, which is in the midst of the agricultural burning season.
Published Jan 30, 2014
A NASA satellite detected a darkening of the water off the coast of Brazil. Early indications suggest it is a bloom of an unusual species of protist.
Published Jan 30, 2014
With the peak of fire season and a heatwave approaching, Victoria, Australia is bracing for more bush fires such as the two shown in this image from January 28.
Published Jan 29, 2014
The Island of Hawaii is a vast canvas of environments from desert shores to rain forests to frozen mountain heights.
Published Jan 29, 2014
From brown landscapes to snow-free mountains, California was startlingly dry as a serious drought prompted a state of emergency.
Published Jan 23, 2014
Plumes of sediment from flood runoff color the Mediterranean off the southeastern coast of France.
Published Jan 21, 2014
A smoky wildfire began burning just northeast of Los Angeles on January 16, 2014.
Published Jan 16, 2014
Extreme heat and strong winds fueled smoky grass fires in South Australia in January 2014.
Published Jan 16, 2014
Time transforms the ranges in the southern Appalachian Mountains through the course of a year.
Published Jan 14, 2014
In the midst of a sharp cold snap, the Terra satellite captured this image of cloud streets over the Atlantic Ocean.
Published Jan 11, 2014
The well-formed storm was skirting Fiji and moving towards Tonga when this image was taken on January 9, 2014.
Published Jan 9, 2014
When a prescribed fire in southwestern Oregon burned out of control, winds sent a long smoke plume drifting west over the Pacific Ocean.
Published Jan 8, 2014
When a blast of cold air passed over the relatively warm waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, the contrast in temperature caused steam fog to roll off the surface of the lakes.
Published Jan 8, 2014
A sulfurous plume from the Vanuatu Archipelago stretches across the Pacific.
Published Jan 7, 2014
Water droplets scatter light in a rainbow-like effect visible from space.
Published Jan 1, 2014
Floods spread across scores of kilometers in this image of the state of Espirito Santo from December 30, 2013.
Published Dec 31, 2013
A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
Published Dec 17, 2013
From Syria to Egypt, desert locations dealt with a rare winter storm that stopped traffic, cut off power, and caused floods in December 2013.
Published Dec 17, 2013
Impressive thunderclouds run along the spine of the Indonesian island of Flores, a result of ocean breezes and steep mountains.
Published Dec 11, 2013
