El Niño Is Underway
El Niño Is Underway

Satellite observations of sea surface height indicated that the 2026 event continued to strengthen in early June.

Low Water at San Carlos Reservoir
Low Water at San Carlos Reservoir

Drought and water releases drained the Arizona reservoir to levels that have led to widespread fish deaths.

Nebraska’s Wide, Rolling Domain
Nebraska’s Wide, Rolling Domain

The Nebraska Sandhills—the largest system of sand dunes in the Western Hemisphere—stretch across about one-quarter of the state.

Pumice Rafts Encroach on Admiralty Islands
Pumice Rafts Encroach on Admiralty Islands

Buoyant volcanic rock fragments from an underwater eruption drifted across the Bismarck Sea and choked island coasts.

World Cup Fever in Guadalajara
World Cup Fever in Guadalajara

The city’s metro area has pushed westward since it last hosted World Cup matches in 1986, expanding across a landscape shaped by ancient volcanoes.

Tyndall’s Trail of Bergs
Tyndall’s Trail of Bergs

Ice splintered off the southern Patagonia glacier and drifted across a growing glacial lake.

June 2026 Satellite Puzzler
June 2026 Satellite Puzzler

Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

Fighting Fire With Fire
Fighting Fire With Fire

In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia’s Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the season.

A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II
A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II

An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way.

Typhoon Jangmi
Typhoon Jangmi

The sprawling storm promised to deliver torrential rain across a wide swath of southern Japan.