The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days.
-------------------------------- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --
ERUPTION AT LA PALMA
Cumbre Vieja, one of two volcanoes on La Palma, is one of the most active volcanoes in the Canaries.
* Sulfur Skies over La Palma (Image from Oct 18, 2021; Posted Oct 20, 2021)
https://earthobservatory.nasa.
-- DROUGHT (1 updated event, 1 new image) --
2021 DROUGHT IN NORTH AMERICA
Rising global temperatures and long-term rain and snow deficits have parched many states.
* Drought in the Northern Great Plains (Image from Oct 12, 2021; Posted Oct 18, 2021)
https://earthobservatory.nasa.
-- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) --
2021 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE OCEAN BLOOMS
Increased sunlight, nutrient runoff, and wind-driven upwelling can create ideal conditions for massive blooms of floating plant-like phytoplankton.
* Late Bloomers in the Arctic (Image from Oct 14, 2021; Posted Oct 19, 2021)
https://earthobservatory.nasa.
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