Rainfall has created conditions suitable for an outbreak of Rift Valley fever along coastal areas of Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Published Jun 2, 2016
It is one of the great tectonic features of Africa—caused by fracturing of the Earth’s crust—and includes the classical geologic structures associated with a rift valley.
Published Apr 2, 2012
Naked summits alternate with forested lowlands in Yosemite Valley in this image acquired on August 18, 2001.
Published May 31, 2009
At 86 meters (282 feet) below sea level, Death Valley, California, is one of the hottest, driest places on the planet.
Published Apr 16, 2006
This pair of images from NASA’s Landsat 5 satellite documents the short history of Death Valley’s Lake Badwater: formed in February 2005 and long gone by February 2007.
Published Mar 17, 2009
No battles were fought here, but it was still one of the most important landmarks of the American Revolution.
Published May 27, 2007
A satellite a view of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, the quintessential picture of the American West.
Published Jun 7, 2018
Rospuda Valley is home to one of Europe’s last pristine wetlands. A Landsat 7 image shows the patchwork of peat bog and agricultural fields around Rospuda Valley.
Published Apr 5, 2009
