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A warm and dry spring in the Pacific Northwest quickly depleted the seasonal snowpack, raising concern over summer water supplies and wildland fire risk.

Fierce winds carried plumes from fires burning on the Greek island of Chíos southwest over the bright sea surface.

To fix climate, all the tools need to be on the table, experts say.

The eastern United States sweltered under high heat and humidity in late June 2025, breaking temperature records across the Midwest and Northeast.

For thousands of years, Mongolian nomads have herded across the country’s vast steppe grassland. But as Mongolia warms more than three times faster than the global average, their future is in question.

A type of phytoplankton called coccolithophores, less common in waters off New England since around 2010, made an impressive appearance in summer 2025.

The landslide struck a section of the Canadian river between Whitehorse and Lake Laberge and left a heap of debris large enough to narrow the river.  

The glacier-covered Alaskan peak has a history of frequent, large avalanches.

An astronaut took this striking photo of a vast, freshwater lake in west-central Mexico, as well as the surrounding volcanic and urban landscapes.

Phytoplankton imparted brilliant blues and greens to North Sea waters near the Scottish archipelago in June 2025.

With extreme drought gripping the state, firefighters are battling large blazes north of Silver City.

Floodwaters that have coursed through the outback for months are now replenishing a vast inland sea on a scale not seen in decades.

The island group off mainland Mozambique is a dynamic marine and island ecosystem shaped by tides and currents.

Marine storm cloud zones have shifted poleward and narrowed, and the changes are contributing to our planet’s growing energy imbalance.

After more than a decade of work led by Indigenous communities, one of the most unique corners of Amazonia has been officially protected by the Peruvian government.

Sea ice in the gulf, the gateway to the Northwest Passage, is fracturing and drifting westward into the Beaufort Sea.

An astronaut photographed Alexandria’s coastal development, agricultural zones, harbors, and salt ponds.

Farming of this valuable product has become common in recent decades in the waters of Tanzania’s Pemba Island.

A powerful weather system brought heavy snow to southern African mountains, plus high winds and flooding to the lowlands.

Years ago, construction of a road cut off the flow of water to a mangrove forest in Mexico, depriving these coast-hugging trees of what they need to thrive and proving deadly for wildlife. But look closely today, and signs of life are beginning to reappear.