Tag: Earth Observatory
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Tropical Cyclone Narelle Crosses Australia
The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.
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A Fault Line in Full Bloom
Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.
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Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash
Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.
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Australia’s “Red Centre” Turns Green
Abundant rainfall in February and March 2026 transformed the desert landscape of Central Australia.
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Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas
An advancing cold front kicked up a sharp line of sand and other small particles that swept over the high plains.
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A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle
Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.
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Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters
During the 2022 summer melt season, sediment plumes and fractured sea ice traced swirling eddies in a branch of the Nansen Sound fjord system in the Canadian Arctic.
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Eruption at Mayon
Activity at the volcano in the Philippines sent lava and pyroclastic flows down the volcano’s flanks and prompted evacuations in nearby communities.
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Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe
Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europe.
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A Most Unusual Lake
Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, has unusual water chemistry and cone-shaped microbial structures resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.