In summer 2022, water levels in the Great Salt Lake dropped to new record lows.
Published Aug 12, 2022Global mean sea level has risen 101 millimeters (3.98 inches) since 1992, and it continues to do so at 3.9 mm (0.15 inches) per year.
Published Aug 11, 2022In one of the driest places on Earth, a thousand-year rain event delivered 75 percent of the yearly average precipitation in just three hours.
Published Aug 10, 2022The McKinney Fire—California’s largest so far in 2022—left a vast burn scar on the landscape, while nearby fires filled the air with smoke.
Published Aug 9, 2022Dust rich in salt often streams from dry mud flats on Mar Chiquita in Argentina.
Published Aug 8, 2022