Heading into Labor Day weekend, citizens and government officials braced for a potent hurricane that has been intensifying in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
Month: August 2019
Seasonal Fires are Burning in Angola
Fire season peaks every August in some parts of southern Africa.
Nearing the Limit of Retreat
One branch of Alaska’s Columbia Glacier seems to have retreated as far as it can, while the other still has some distance to go.
Landmarks of the Pacific Crest Trail
Sample some of the most notable locations along the long-distance trail.
Canadian Canola Fields
Vast tracts of the prairie turn yellow in the summer when this oil-rich crop blooms.
Uptick in Amazon Fire Activity in 2019
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
Sunglint on Turkmenbashi Gulf
The complex patterns are due to waves, winds, the presence of oils or surfactants, and the presence of boats and drilling platforms.
The First “Planned” City in India
There were few Indian rulers as passionate about architecture as Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur.
A Raft of Rock
Volcanoes have a lot of dramatic ways to announce their presence. One of the more subtle and rarely observed displays is the pumice raft.
Sampling the Castle Fire
Researchers are flying through wildfire smoke to learn about the molecules lingering inside its plume.