April 8, 2025

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South Korea Charred by Fire South Korea Charred by Fire

Following destructive fires in March 2025, satellite imagery showed burned land stretching more than 80 kilometers toward the coastline in the country's southeast.

     
A Morphing Monument of Sand A Morphing Monument of Sand

France's La Grande Dune du Pilat, the tallest sand dune in Europe, was 4,000 years in the making.

     
Gleaming Waters in the Sahel Gleaming Waters in the Sahel

Sunglint brightened river and lake water in this photograph of southeastern Chad.

     
A Curtain of Dust Over the Tarim Basin A Curtain of Dust Over the Tarim Basin

In a seasonal spectacle, a spring dust storm swept through the dry, barren basin in western China.

     
Winter Sea Ice Reached New Lows in the Arctic Winter Sea Ice Reached New Lows in the Arctic

The region’s ice extent on March 22, 2025, was the lowest maximum observed in the satellite record.

     
Floodwaters Surge Through the Australian Outback Floodwaters Surge Through the Australian Outback

Abundant rain in Queensland overfilled rivers, flooded towns, and submerged livestock grazing lands.

     
Antarctic Sea Ice Plunged in Summer 2025 Antarctic Sea Ice Plunged in Summer 2025

The region's ice extent on March 1 tied for the second-lowest minimum observed in the satellite record.