Canadian Waters Teem with Phytoplankton
The Strait of Georgia turns milky green due to an “unprecedented” explosion of coccolithophores.
An Unlikely Corner of New York
Despite the bay’s calm waters, constant reminders of the city break through.
Mount St. Helens
In May 1980, a satellite watched the mountain violently erupt; satellites over the next forty years watched it recover.
Underwater Eruption Near Tongatapu
Satellites detected an eruption from a seamount near Tonga’s largest island.
Bear Lake
Situated on the Idaho-Utah border, it is one of the bigger lakes in the Rocky Mountains.
Tenerife, Canary Islands
A sweeping view of Tenerife shows the island from summit to sea.
Muddy Flooding in Michigan
Two days of heavy rain led to catastrophic dam failures and major flooding in Midland County.
Chile’s Salar de Atacama has the world’s largest reserve of lithium, which is a key ingredient in rechargeable batteries. Lithium-rich brine is pumped to the surface and shunted through a network of canals to shallow evaporation ponds lined with plastic. Then the region’s relentlessly dry, sunny, and windy weather evaporates the brine and leaves behind deposits of lithium and other salts.