Acquired October 9, 2010, this natural-color image shows the toxic sludge spill from an alumina plant in southern Hungary.
Published Oct 12, 2010
On April 26, 1986, the world’s worst nuclear power accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the Ukrainian-Belarus border. Toxic radionuclides like Cs137 and Sr90 contaminated an area of 155,000 square kilometers in what is today Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed, sickened from radiation-induced illnesses, or resettled to uncontaminated land. This image, taken from the Russian Mir spacecraft, shows Chernobyl and the surrounding countryside.
Published Apr 26, 2004
Acquired October 8, 2009, this true-color image shows peacock-hued splashes of color off the coast of Alaska, near St. Paul Island.
Published Oct 12, 2009
Water hyacinths may look beautiful, but communities along Lake Victoria are in a constant battle with the fast-spreading plant.
Published Oct 5, 2014
Native to the tropics of South America, the water hyacinth now thrives on every continent except Europe. It was introduced in Africa around 1879, and 110 years later, established itself on the continent’s largest lake, Lake Victoria.
Published Feb 21, 2007
Surface mines and fly-ash deposits in the Tuzla Basin reveal the region’ long history as a coal-production hub for Bosnia and Herzegovina. This image of the altered landscape was captured on September 21, 2003.
Published Apr 28, 2009
The 500-megawatt Núñez de Balboa photovoltaic plant in Spain will supply energy to 250,000 people per year.
Published Mar 7, 2020
This color-coded map shows how plant growth and the carbon plants store changed between 2000 and 2009.
Published Aug 21, 2010
