The coastal province features striking tropical karst landscapes and sandy beaches alongside a mix of natural land cover and developed areas.
Above-normal precipitation has swollen rivers and damaged infrastructure statewide.
The circular geologic feature in northwestern Africa can be hard to recognize from the ground, but it is obvious when viewed from space.
After the Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated from present-day Hudson Bay, rebounding land has revealed striking nearshore topography.
The violent storm aimed at the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in mid-April 2026.
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission captured extraordinary images of our home planet during their journey around the far side of the Moon.
An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.
The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026.
Patches of open water in the region contributed to low sea ice extent across the Arctic in March 2026, which tied with the lowest maximum observed in the satellite record.
Strong winds in March 2026 carried Saharan dust across northwestern Africa and toward the Canary Islands, reducing visibility and prompting alerts.