INTRIGUING IMAGE OF THE WEEK
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS & TRENDS
Southern Hemisphere Scorchers
n mid-January 2022, sweltering heat gripped central South America and temperatures soared to more than 40°C (104°F).
Cornwall Clay Mines
The accompanying image shows the clay pits northwest of St Austell and was acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) aboard the Terra satellite.
La Niña Returns for a Second Winter
For the second year in a row, the cooler sister to El Niño showed up at the winter party in the Eastern Pacific.
A Seasonal Emerald in the Sahel
Depending on the abundance and timing of rainfall upstream, the inland delta of the Niger River in Mali typically floods with water from roughly August to December.
