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We are back! After the lapse in appropriations at the beginning of October, and therefore a lapse in our ability to pay for our newsletter platform, the Earth Observatory team is back to publishing our Image of the Day and we are happy to be back in your inbox. We have a slate of new stories to share with you (I will include them all below so you can catch up) and more planned. But in other news...

The Earth Observatory is Moving!

For more than 26 years, Earth Observatory has been located at earthobservatory.nasa.gov. Now, as part of our next chapter, we are moving to a new home at science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory. We have been working hard to migrate our content, and as of December 2, all new Image of the Day stories are being published exclusively at our new location.

We still have a few remaining items to transfer, but we expect to complete the move during the week of December 8, after which earthobservatory.nasa.gov will be turned off. All URLs will redirect at that time, so most of your existing bookmarks will point you to the correct pages. However, to ensure quick and seamless access, you can start now by updating your favorite bookmarks:

See you at science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory!

Latest Images of the Day

(All of the links below will go to our new home at science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory)

Rapid Growth for Benin City

Satellites have tracked development over the decades as a small city in southern Nigeria grew to more than 2 million people.

A Glimpse of History in Benin City

The ancient walls, ramparts, and ditches that wind through this Nigerian city are the longest known earthworks of the pre-mechanical era.

Rings of Rock in the Sahara

In southeastern Libya, Jabal Arkanū’s concentric rock rings stand as relics of past geologic forces that churned beneath the desert.

Cranberry Country, Wisconsin

The tart berry and state fruit brings a red pop to holiday feasts—and to satellite images of Midwestern marshlands.

The Towers of Tràng An

Over millions of years, water has sculpted limestone in northern Vietnam into an extraordinary karst landscape full of towers, cones, caves, and subterranean waterways.

A Direct Hit on Jamaican Forests

Hurricane Melissa left the island nation’s forests brown and battered, but they won’t stay that way for long.

Rewilding South Africa’s Greater Kruger

Satellites are helping land managers track ecological shifts as reserves reconnect and landscapes return to a more natural state.

Autumn in the Ozarks

Late-season reds and browns swept across the Ozark Highlands in the south-central U.S.

Krasheninnikova Remains Restless

The volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula continues to erupt after centuries of quiescence.

Iraq Reservoirs Plunge to Low Levels

A multi-year drought has put extra strain on farmers and water managers in the Middle Eastern country.

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Reservoirs Dwindle in South Texas

Drought in the Nueces River basin is reducing reservoir levels, leaving residents and industry in the Corpus Christi area facing water shortages.

Antarctic Sea Ice Saw Its Third-Lowest Maximum

Sea ice around the southernmost continent hit one of its lowest seasonal highs since the start of the satellite record.

Puerto Rico From Above

An astronaut photographed the island’s striking mix of mountains, forests, and expanding urban areas.

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