| |
|
|
|
 |
|
An Outpost for Evolution at Aldabra Atoll
The large coral islands off the African coast are home to giant tortoises and unique birdlife.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
The Arctic is Getting Rainier
The Arctic and North Atlantic oceans have seen an increasing number of days when precipitation falls as rain, not snow.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
Heat Stress on the Great Barrier Reef
Weeks of warmer-than-average ocean temperatures caused extensive bleaching in the world's largest coral reef system.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
Siachen Glacier
An astronaut's photograph reveals the myriad features of a remote glacier high in the Karakoram mountains of central Asia.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
An Underwater Plume From Kavachi
A Landsat satellite acquired this image of discolored water drifting from the active underwater volcano.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
Antarctic Sea Ice at Near-Historic Lows
Sea ice coverage reached its seasonal minimum in February 2024, tying with 2022 for the second-lowest extent in the satellite record.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
Taking a Bite Out of Pi
A cycle of rapid advance and retreat at Sortebræ, a glacier in eastern Greenland, built pi-shaped tongues of ice before they later retreated.
|
|
