2022. Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global...
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December 17, 2022 To January 9, 2023. Starting on December 30, 2022, remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ellie brought days of torrential rain and wind to northern Western Australia. The...
January 14, 2023. Cavum are among the most eye-catching cloud formations spotted by sky watchers. Seen from below, they can look like a large circle or ellipse has been cut neatly from...
December 11, 2022. Summer was in full swing in the southern hemisphere when NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of the Antarctic Peninsula amid unusually clear skies. The image was acquired...
Ancient Cusco was the site of destructive earthquakes in Inca times. Photo, Andy Combey. Cusco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peru, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in...
December 26, 2022 to Januarry 9, 2023. A series of back-to-back atmospheric rivers has drenched much of California since late December 2022, leading to floods, debris flows, road closures, and over...
December 2, 2022 by Sam Illingworth. Sunken meadowsswagger in the tides,awnings of greenthat lurchand leanand weave.Leafy locksthat tangle waves,dulling the corrosionof their coastal homes.In sandy dunesmatted rootstake hold,unseen anchorsthat bind each...
A CLEAR PICTURE IS EMERGING. Under a vast plastic tent set up in the Cryostat Workshop, workers in protective gear are busy cleaning the surface of a thermal shield...
November 4, 2022 by Sam Illingworth. Coveted curvesmarch into view,pointed tusks ofprotein given artificialweight by greedand sportand lust.Captured portraitsposition polygonsacross the screen,centuries of colourthat ageand wasteand bleed;shifting perspectivescaptured in blackand whiteto...
January 4, 2023.. Just four days after heavy rain hit California, the state was drenched with another atmospheric river on January 4 and 5, 2023. A plume of moisture from the...