This plume of ash traces its origins to the 1912 eruption of the Novarupta volcano.
Published Dec 5, 2016
In November, thousands of people were forced to flee Haifa.
Published Dec 1, 2016
Central Tokyo is more gray than white, suggesting less accumulation or faster melting.
Published Nov 29, 2016
Swirling patterns in Spencer Gulf require a bit of detective work.
Published Nov 23, 2016
Over the past month, more than 400 people have died due to air pollution in Iran’s capital.
Published Nov 18, 2016
A prolonged dry spell has fueled an outbreak of smoke and fire in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Published Nov 11, 2016
Though a common and natural occurrence, this November’s dust comes after a particularly dry year in parts of South America.
Published Nov 7, 2016
Mountain peaks slice through the clouds and air masses, creating Von Karman Vortices.
Published Nov 6, 2016
When winds push dust and glacial flour into the Gulf of Alaska, they can deliver enough iron to trigger phytoplankton blooms.
Published Nov 1, 2016Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Dust and Haze Snow and Ice
Swampy areas in the West Siberian Basin are some of Russia’s most important sources of crude oil and natural gas.
Published Oct 18, 2016
The storm brought high winds and heavy rains to the Philippines before heading toward China and Vietnam.
Published Oct 17, 2016
Parts of northwestern Nebraska were dusted on October 6, 2016.
Published Oct 11, 2016
When the Terra satellite captured this image, floodwater was spilling into the Atlantic Ocean.
Published Oct 11, 2016
At the time of landfall on October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew became the strongest storm to hit Haiti in more than 50 years.
Published Oct 5, 2016
On October 4, 2016, Typhoon Chaba was headed north between the Japanese mainland and South Korea. Authorities in the area expected flash flooding, structural damage, and power outages.
Published Oct 4, 2016
The storm is the most recent is the fourth to have battered Taiwan in recent weeks.
Published Sep 28, 2016Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Severe Storms Human Presence
Typhoon Malakas approached Japan and made landfall as a category-3 storm.
Published Sep 19, 2016
It is one of the three strongest typhoons to be recorded in the region, according to news sources.
Published Sep 14, 2016
The category 5 storm neared Taiwan on September 13, 2016.
Published Sep 14, 2016
After hitting Florida as a tropical cyclone, Hermine transitioned into a very different type of storm.
Published Sep 9, 2016
Tropical Storm Newton strengthened into a hurricane before encountering Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.
Published Sep 6, 2016
The Strait of Georgia turns milky green due to an “unprecedented” explosion of coccolithophores.
Published Sep 4, 2016
Hurricane Lester moved west-northwest toward Hawaii.
Published Sep 2, 2016
For the first time in a decade, a hurricane is poised to strike Florida.
Published Sep 1, 2016
For the second time in nine days, Japan has been pounded by a tropical storm.
Published Aug 29, 2016
Researchers believe recent fire seasons give a taste of the more active wildfires of the future. Such fires are likely to increase air pollution, even as emissions from industry and motor vehicles have fallen in recent decades.
Published Aug 23, 2016
By mid-August 2016, the famed high-latitude sea route in the Arctic Ocean was open.
Published Aug 20, 2016
After a slow-moving storm system brought severe flooding to southern Louisiana, sediment poured into Lake Pontchartrain.
Published Aug 18, 2016
Summer heat—and perhaps arsonists—have fueled fires in northern Portugal and Spain.
Published Aug 14, 2016
