Despite appearances, the fires do not seem to be related to eruptions or lava flows.
Published Oct 25, 2019
Bright white waves break along the fringing beaches of the Savage Islands in these astronaut photos from October 22, 2009.
Published Nov 23, 2009
The island sits along the tectonic boundary where the old, cold Pacific plate is being subducted at the Marianas trench.
Published Mar 26, 2012
The island of Java is the geographic and economic center of Indonesia.
Published Aug 26, 2018
Four volcanoes double as islands in Alaska’s Aleutian chain.
Published Dec 16, 2013
Pagan Island (image right) is made up of two volcanoes connected by a narrow isthmus of land. The volcanoes are stratovolcanoes, which are tall, typically cone-shaped structures formed by layers of dense, crystallized lava and less-dense ash and pumice. Mount Pagan, the larger of the two volcanoes, forms the northeastern portion of the island and has been the most active historically.
Published Jan 29, 2007
This panoramic view of east-central Texas highlights numerous smoke plumes caused by wildfires burning across the state.
Published Sep 8, 2011
