A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted early on Oct. 9, 2022, releasing huge plumes of smoke and a lava flow pouring into the sea.
Climate Extremes Affect Landslides in Surprising Ways
While wetter and drier spells may have certain effects that are easy to predict, such as on water levels in lakes and rivers, a recent study focused on California reveals that they can affect slow-moving landslides in unanticipated ways.
Power Outages in Puerto Rico
After being struck by fierce winds, torrential rainfall, and widespread flooding from Hurricane Fiona, citizens of Puerto Rico were enduring significant power outages in mid-September 2022.
2022 Arctic Summer Sea Ice Tied for 10th-Lowest on Record
The ice cover shrank to an area of 4.67 million square kilometers (1.80 million square miles) this year, roughly 1.55 million square kilometers (598,000 square miles) below the 1981-2010 average minimum of 6.22 million square kilometers (2.40 million square miles).
MTG-I1 Weather Satellite Shows Off
Before leaving the south of France at the end of September 2022, this remarkable new weather satellite took center stage at Thales Alenia Space's facilities in Cannes.
Mediterranean Cities Light Up the Night
This nighttime photograph from the International Space Station (ISS) as it orbited 261 miles above Earth looks across the Mediterranean Sea from north Africa to southern Europe.
OGC Requests Public Comment on Indexed 3D Scene Layer
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on version 1.3 of the OGC Indexed 3D Scene Layer (I3S) and Scene Layer Package Format Community Standard.
Orion at Sunrise
The Orion spacecraft with integrated European Service Module sit atop the Space Launch System, imaged at sunrise at historic Launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Death Valley Flash Flooding
In early August 2022, flash floods soaked Furnace Creek in Death Valley, the driest place in North America. In just three hours on Aug. 5, 2022, a thousand-year rainfall event dropped 75 percent of the local average annual rainfall, which is just under 2 inches (5 centimeters).
Niagara Falls from International Space Station
The Niagara Falls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States as seen by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station for her Minerva Mission.
