Diagram showing groundwater sources on Great Barrier Reef. Credit: Douglas Tait Study finds nearly twice the amount of nitrogen is entering the Reef from groundwater…
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Charged ions interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field often create auroras near the planet’s poles. The aurora australis or the “southern lights,” are captured here…
An idealized illustration of giant meanders in the global jet stream known as wave-4 patterns, which are bringing extreme winter cold and/or precipitation (blue areas)…
A former mining camp shows where shallow mining ponds have overwhelmed a former river system in the La Pampa region of Madre de Dios, Peru.…
Image of iceberg D-30A at the edge of Clarence Island captured on September 6, 2023, by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) sensor on NASA’s…
July 2002 – June 2022 Two decades of satellite measurements show that the sea surface is shading toward green. The deep-blue sea is turning a…
Prolonged drought in 2023 has drastically lowered Mississippi River levels, disrupting transport, increasing shipping costs, and threatening Louisiana’s drinking water supplies. In September, low water…
A section of sediment core material from Wax Lips Lake in northern Greenland from a study where ancient aquatic plant fossils revealed that past warming…
Research reveals that superbolts, extremely powerful lightning strikes, are more likely when storm clouds’ charging zones are near land or water surfaces. This finding sheds…
This map, based on satellite data, shows the sea ice concentration on September 19, 2023. This is likely the annual minimum extent for this year.…
Map of the Antarctic sea ice extent on September 10, 2023. Satellite data shows that Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest maximum extent on record…
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image showcases glaciers and lakes of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field between Chile and Argentina. As crucial indicators of climate change, the…
A severe medicane in September 2023 led to extensive flooding and displacement in northeastern Libya. Satellite images post-disaster revealed widespread power outages, especially in Derna…
Tundra near the Ny-Ålesund village in the summer of 2019 with the Zeppelin Observatory in the background (left-hand side, engulfed in clouds). The tundra is…
A research team contradicts the prevailing theory of Earth’s crust formation, demonstrating a continual slow reworking rather than a rapid slowdown 3 billion years ago.…
Artist’s impression of AWE mapping the properties of global mesospheric gravity waves. Credit: NASA NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is…
The new update on the Planetary Boundaries framework shows that six of the nine boundaries are transgressed. Credit: Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre, based on…
A stunning photograph of the Andes Mountains in southern Peru captured by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station on May 31, 2023. The icy…
Researchers have determined that ponds, both natural and man-made, might be net emitters of greenhouse gases, specifically methane. By examining carbon burial rates and greenhouse…
The climate crisis is intensifying, with 2023 set to be the hottest year on record according to a study using the China global Merged Surface…