September 16, 2025

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Australia's Howick River Australia's Howick River

Winding across the Jeannie catchment in northern Queensland, the river sustains diverse ecosystems on its way to the Coral Sea.

     
Smoky Skies in the Pacific Northwest Smoky Skies in the Pacific Northwest

Smoke filled river valleys in northeastern Washington and parts of British Columbia.

     
Mapping Kamchatka Earthquake Displacement Mapping Kamchatka Earthquake Displacement

A group of satellites with interferometric synthetic aperture radar makes it possible for geologists to detect how much and where land surfaces shift due to earthquakes.

     
Traversing Buenos Aires at Night Traversing Buenos Aires at Night

The nighttime lightscape of Argentina's largest metropolitan area reveals transportation corridors and variations in lighting types.

     
Greenland Ice Sheet Gets a Refresh Greenland Ice Sheet Gets a Refresh

A moderately intense season of surface melting left part of the ice sheet dirty gray in summer 2025, but snowfall has since freshened its appearance.

     
Color Along the Anadyr Color Along the Anadyr

Across the northeastern Siberian tundra, summer greens shift to vibrant reds, yellows, and browns as temperatures drop and days shorten.

     
Monsoon Rains Flood Pakistan Monsoon Rains Flood Pakistan

Heavy rains and flooding across the country since June 2025 have displaced millions of people, devastated infrastructure, and submerged farmland.