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.
Ancient Settlements Uncovered in the Amazon
Mysterious mounds in the southwest corner of the Amazon Basin were once the site of ancient urban settlements, scientists have discovered.
Utah's Great Salt Lake Is Disappearing
Utah's Great Salt Lake dropped to its lowest recorded water level in July 2022 as a megadrought persists across the southwest, forcing the fast-growing city nearby to curb its water use.
Ice Springs Lava Flow
The Ice Springs lava flow lies about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of the town of Fillmore, Utah, in the Black Rock Desert.
Land-Surface Temperature in Prague
With air temperatures in excess of 10°C above the average for the time of year in parts of Europe, June 2022 has gone down as a record breaker.
Bodie Heritage Kept Alive with 3D Digital Archive
Scientists from the University of California (UC) Merced have digitally mapped the fragile remains of the once-flourishing gold rush ghost town of Bodie, Calif., as part of the Bodie 3D Project.
Po River Dries Up
The Po River, the longest river in Italy, is hitting record low water levels after months without heavy rainfall.
NASA's ECOSTRESS Sees Las Vegas Streets Turn Up the Heat
On June 10, 2022, Las Vegas reached a record daily high temperature of 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), and temperatures of the ground surface itself were higher still.
Triassic Talampaya
An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) took this photograph of Talampaya National Park in the La Rioja Province of Argentina.