A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.
Wild disturbances are on the rise, while land disturbed by human activity has been decreasing.
The volcano on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island routinely ejects ash, volcanic gases, and volcanic bombs.
Once a month during the full Moon, Landsat 9 turns from Earth to image the lunar surface, helping keep the spacecraft’s data accurate and consistent.
In a precursor to Memorial Day, people in Charleston, South Carolina, honored fallen Civil War troops with flowers, songs, and marches at an event at a racetrack on May 1, 1865.
Beaver Island is one in a string of verdant and scenic jewels in a northern Lake Michigan archipelago.
Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain.
The beech forests of southern Patagonia put on vibrant autumn displays.