Explosive urban growth is documented in this pair of images of Tehran from 1985 and 2009.
Published Nov 20, 2009
The city of Geneva embraces the southern end of Lake Geneva (also known as Lac Léman). Geneva is tucked between two major mountain ranges, the Jura to the northwest (not shown) and the Alps to the southeast. Mount Saleve, near the bottom of the image, represents the northern foothills of the range.
Published Dec 25, 2006
Flood water continues receding from Thailand’s historic city of Ayutthaya in December 2011 and January 2012.
Published Jan 12, 2012
The port city of Bahía Blanca lies almost 600 kilometers southwest of Buenos Aires on the southern rim of the Argentine economic heartland. This small city of 275,000 people is located near the mouth of the Arroyo Naposta.
Published Mar 12, 2007
The urban landscape of Sevastopol, on the Ukrainian coast of the Black Sea, is featured in this astronaut photo from August 5, 2009.
Published Aug 24, 2009
