A hazy plume drifted over the northern end of the Caspian Sea in early April 2008. The translucent plume swirling over the water contrasts with the nearby opaque white clouds. The plume might result partly from smoke from springtime agricultural fires in farmland north of the sea.
Published Apr 16, 2008
The inland sea in Central Asia has a host of distinctive features along its shores.
Published Oct 24, 2016
Multiple factors likely contribute to the formation of ice on the northern Caspian Sea.
Published Mar 30, 2013
On May 18, 2014, the Aqua satellite captured this image of dust blowing over southeastern Russia.
Published May 21, 2014
This view shows the sun reflecting off the surface waters that surround the spit that defines the Zaliv Kara-Bogaz-Gol from the open Caspian Sea. The sunglint reveals the flow of fresher water through the spit channel and into the bay.
Published Jul 14, 2002
The southeast Caspian is marked by colorful swirls of perpetually turbid seawater.
Published Feb 4, 2018
Salt and algae color the landscape and water around this marsh that lies below global sea level.
Published Jun 11, 2012
New research explores a connection between dust storms, the water cycle, and water levels in the Caspian Sea.
Published Jun 10, 2016
