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Rivers in Europe Burst Their Banks Torrential rain from a stalled storm system caused flooding in countries such as Poland and Slovakia.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Rivers in Europe Burst Their Banks: Torrential rain from a stalled storm system caused flooding in countries such as Poland and Slovakia.

Rural Drinking Water Has a Nitrate Problem This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group. The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal agriculture…

FARM WORLD 🌿 Rural Drinking Water Has a Nitrate Problem: This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group. The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal…

Delaware’s Tidal Wetlands Water inundates the marshes along Delaware Bay, which provide protection against flooding and erosion, as well as habitat for migrating birds.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Delaware’s Tidal Wetlands: Water inundates the marshes along Delaware Bay, which provide protection against flooding and erosion, as well as habitat for migrating birds.

Santiago at Night Lights in Chile’s central city display an array of colors and densities, reflecting various land uses and differences between the region’s communes.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Santiago at Night: Lights in Chile’s central city display an array of colors and densities, reflecting various land uses and differences between the region’s communes.

Mount Taranaki’s Ring of Forest The precise geometry of the protected area encompassing an iconic New Zealand volcano is unmistakable from space.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Mount Taranaki’s Ring of Forest: The precise geometry of the protected area encompassing an iconic New Zealand volcano is unmistakable from space.

The American Agriculture Industry is Making (a Little) Room for Luxury Fruit Would you pay $50 for six pears? Luxury fruit—a longtime cultural staple in Asian markets—has finally made landfall in the US. Social media influencers are shelling out cash to unbox packages of exclusive produce on TikTok, and high-end retailers such as…

FARM WORLD 🌿 The American Agriculture Industry is Making (a Little) Room for Luxury Fruit: Would you pay $50 for six pears? Luxury fruit—a longtime cultural staple in Asian markets—has finally made landfall in the US. Social media influencers are shelling out cash to unbox packages of exclusive…

Un camino hacia el acceso a terrenos para los agricultores Traducido por Claudia Yaujar-Amaro, AB&C Bilingual Resources. This piece is also available in English. Caminando por los campos de Viva Farms en el valle de Skagit, en el estado de Washington, el olor a fresas es fuerte en el aire. La lluvia que cayó con…

FARM WORLD 🌿 Un camino hacia el acceso a terrenos para los agricultores: Traducido por Claudia Yaujar-Amaro, AB&C Bilingual Resources. This piece is also available in English. Caminando por los campos de Viva Farms en el valle de Skagit, en el estado de Washington, el olor a fresas es fuerte en el…

Shrimp Farms of the Guayas Estuary Large numbers of rectangular holding ponds lie amid mangrove forests in southern Ecuador.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Shrimp Farms of the Guayas Estuary: Large numbers of rectangular holding ponds lie amid mangrove forests in southern Ecuador.

Keeping Tabs on North Cascades Glaciers Scientists use satellites in orbit and boots on the ice to monitor glacial changes on the flanks of Mount Baker and elsewhere in Washington state.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Keeping Tabs on North Cascades Glaciers: Scientists use satellites in orbit and boots on the ice to monitor glacial changes on the flanks of Mount Baker and elsewhere in Washington state.

A Pathway to Land Access for Farmers Walking through the fields of Viva Farms in Washington State’s Skagit Valley, the smell of strawberries is strong in the air. The rain that came down hard the week earlier spells the end of strawberry season, says farmer Francisco Farias, but he still has…

FARM WORLD 🌿 A Pathway to Land Access for Farmers: Walking through the fields of Viva Farms in Washington State’s Skagit Valley, the smell of strawberries is strong in the air. The rain that came down hard the week earlier spells the end of strawberry season, says farmer Francisco Farias, but he…

Tracking Elephants Across Namibia Satellite imagery and local data helped researchers assess how landscape features, such as watering holes and vegetation, influence elephant movement.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Tracking Elephants Across Namibia: Satellite imagery and local data helped researchers assess how landscape features, such as watering holes and vegetation, influence elephant movement.

Confronting Florida’s Coral Collapse After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the state’s vulnerable reefs. 

NASA EARTH 🎑 Confronting Florida’s Coral Collapse: After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the state’s vulnerable reefs. 

Spotlight On a Community-Supported Fishery It’s Thursday afternoon, and a steady stream of people are arriving at Fisherman’s Wharf in Vancouver B.C. to pick up grocery bags full of frozen lingcod, salmon, or halibut. They are just a few of the customers who sign on for a year’s subscription to…

FARM WORLD 🌿 Spotlight On a Community-Supported Fishery: It’s Thursday afternoon, and a steady stream of people are arriving at Fisherman’s Wharf in Vancouver B.C. to pick up grocery bags full of frozen lingcod, salmon, or halibut. They are just a few of the customers who sign on for a year’s…

A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea Under the cloak of darkness, Iceberg A-83 wiggled away from glue-like sea ice and drifted farther from the Brunt Ice Shelf—but not without sustaining some damage.

NASA EARTH 🎑 A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea: Under the cloak of darkness, Iceberg A-83 wiggled away from glue-like sea ice and drifted farther from the Brunt Ice Shelf—but not without sustaining some damage.

The Korean Peninsula at Night Images of nighttime lights reveal patterns in population and urban development.

NASA EARTH 🎑 The Korean Peninsula at Night: Images of nighttime lights reveal patterns in population and urban development.

A Deluge for the Sahara An extratropical storm system dropped torrential rains on parts of Morocco and Algeria.

NASA EARTH 🎑 A Deluge for the Sahara: An extratropical storm system dropped torrential rains on parts of Morocco and Algeria.

Ode to an Heirloom At the apple orchard where I used to work, autumn’s encroaching frenzy had the most unassuming harbinger. One day in early August, a ladder would appear in a solitary old tree by the driveway, followed in the apple barn by some crates of pale green apples…

FARM WORLD 🌿 Ode to an Heirloom: At the apple orchard where I used to work, autumn’s encroaching frenzy had the most unassuming harbinger. One day in early August, a ladder would appear in a solitary old tree by the driveway, followed in the apple barn by some crates of pale green apples striped…

Marvelous Lenticularis Rugged terrain on New Zealand’s South Island gives rise to a distinctive lenticular cloud formation, known locally as the Taieri Pet.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Marvelous Lenticularis: Rugged terrain on New Zealand’s South Island gives rise to a distinctive lenticular cloud formation, known locally as the Taieri Pet.

Francine Bears Down on Louisiana Fueled by warm water in the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane will be the third to make landfall in the 2024 season.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Francine Bears Down on Louisiana: Fueled by warm water in the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane will be the third to make landfall in the 2024 season.

Weather-Making Fire Burns in Southern California Intense blazes, including the Line fire, supercharged afternoon convective clouds.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Weather-Making Fire Burns in Southern California: Intense blazes, including the Line fire, supercharged afternoon convective clouds.

California’s Food Recovery Program is the First of its Kind in the US In the first three months of 2024, Bon Appétit Management Company (BAMCO) cafes in California donated 65,596 pounds of food. As a food service provider for more than a thousand universities and corporate campuses across the US, BAMCO first began a food…

FARM WORLD 🌿 California’s Food Recovery Program is the First of its Kind in the US: In the first three months of 2024, Bon Appétit Management Company (BAMCO) cafes in California donated 65,596 pounds of food. As a food service provider for more than a thousand universities and corporate campuses…

Alaska’s Iconic Columbia Glacier Still Retreats The glacier’s Main Branch pulled away from a stabilizing rocky outcrop, while melting along the West Branch exposed “new gravelly real estate.”

NASA EARTH 🎑 Alaska’s Iconic Columbia Glacier Still Retreats: The glacier’s Main Branch pulled away from a stabilizing rocky outcrop, while melting along the West Branch exposed “new gravelly real estate.”

The Rise of the Community Fridge Community fridges have been around for a while. They go by different names, such as “free fridge” or “community pantry,” but the aims are pretty simple. First, they help to alleviate food waste, and second, they directly address food insecurity. The rates…

FARM WORLD 🌿 The Rise of the Community Fridge: Community fridges have been around for a while. They go by different names, such as “free fridge” or “community pantry,” but the aims are pretty simple. First, they help to alleviate food waste, and second, they directly address food insecurity. The…

Bustling Beijing China’s capital city boasts a diversity of structures, from its historic city center to the concentric roads and high-speed railway that surround it.

NASA EARTH 🎑 Bustling Beijing: China’s capital city boasts a diversity of structures, from its historic city center to the concentric roads and high-speed railway that surround it.