Cloud streets form thousands of feet above the Earth’s surface.
Published Mar 12, 2017
Winds carried a large plume of dust over the Persian Gulf.
Published Feb 25, 2017
Fast-growing duckweed can leave swirls of green in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo.
Published Feb 23, 2017
Snow stretched from eastern Turkey to the Caspian Sea.
Published Feb 21, 2017
In mid-February 2017, wildfires near Christchurch, New Zealand, spurred the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents.
Published Feb 18, 2017
Tropical Cyclone Dineo gains strength as it heads toward Mozambique.
Published Feb 14, 2017
Peru’s intense fire season in 2016 saw burning extend into 11 of the country’s protected areas.
Published Feb 10, 2017
A new study suggests that health and climate benefits may come from unexpected parts of the world.
Published Feb 9, 2017
Faint streaks indicate recent transport of dust and sand, as well as older buildup.
Published Feb 2, 2017
Snow covered the Sierra Nevada and much of Utah and Colorado.
Published Jan 30, 2017
Warm and cool ocean currents collide near South Africa’s Cape Agulhas and Cape of Good Hope.
Published Jan 27, 2017
The nation is enduring some of the most widespread fires on record.
Published Jan 26, 2017
Bad air days have become common in recent winters.
Published Jan 26, 2017
The remote Russian peninsula was covered in snow and unobscured by clouds.
Published Jan 19, 2017
Snow blanketed Alaska, along with much of the continental United States, in early 2017.
Published Jan 11, 2017
Extreme winter weather can have harsh consequences for Mongolian families that raise livestock.
Published Jan 10, 2017
Unusually cold weather in the U.S. delayed flights and slicked roads.
Published Jan 9, 2017
For a few minutes on the evening of January 3, 2017, Alaska’s Bogoslof Volcano let loose an explosion.
Published Jan 6, 2017
Wildfires filled the skies with smoke near Bahía Blanca and Victorica.
Published Jan 5, 2017
Events on Earth’s surface can affect the development and shape of clouds in the sky.
Published Jan 3, 2017Image of the Day Heat Land Water Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
Penguins, seals, and scientists are among the residents of a remote archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean.
Published Dec 28, 2016
The typhoon was the strongest on record in the Northwest Pacific to make landfall so late in the year.
Published Dec 27, 2016
Dust and clouds swirl over the sea east of the Arabian Peninsula.
Published Dec 18, 2016
A plume hundreds of kilometers across formed over southeastern Iran on December 10, 2016.
Published Dec 12, 2016
The tropical cyclone churned in the Northern Indian Ocean in early December 2016.
Published Dec 12, 2016
Morning fog was quick to dissipate over northern India’s urban areas.
Published Dec 9, 2016
The blaze—likely a bush fire—comes amid a stretch of hotter-than-average weather.
Published Dec 8, 2016
Shifting winds pushed smoke from a bushfire into the shape of the letter Z.
Published Dec 8, 2016
Low winter temperatures exacerbate smog.
Published Dec 7, 2016Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Human Presence
