March 17, 2026
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Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island's Burren region also stand out in satellite images.
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.
Activity at the volcano in the Philippines sent lava and pyroclastic flows down the volcano’s flanks and prompted evacuations in nearby communities.
Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europe.
Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.
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