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Eleanor Imster
Stunning images of Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland
After 800 years of dormancy, Fagradalsfjall volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula began a magnificent eruption on March 19. See video and images.
March 25, 2021
Air pollution returning to pre-Covid levels
In early 2020, satellite data showed a decline in air pollution coinciding with Covid lockdowns. One year later, as lockdown restrictions loosen and regular activity resumes, air pollution is bouncing back to pre-Covid levels.
March 24, 2021
China’s largest dust storm in a decade hits Beijing
A satellite image shows an enormous plume of sand and dust that blanketed northern China on March 15, 2021.
March 19, 2021
Climate change altering Earth’s rivers
A new study suggests that climate change is the key driver of changes in water flow in rivers worldwide.
March 17, 2021
How Antarctica was linked to old Gondwana neighbors
A new animation illustrates how Antarctica was linked to its ancient neighbors – today’s Australia, India and South Africa – as part of the ancient Gondwana supercontinent.
March 16, 2021
Vote for your favorite Earth photos by ISS astronauts
Vote for your favorite photo of Earth taken by ISS astronauts in NASA's Tournament Earth 2021 contest.
March 9, 2021
Watch ISS spacewalk March 5
On Friday, March 5, two astronauts will perform the 2nd in a pair of International Space Station spacewalks to ready the station for solar array upgrades. How to watch live.
March 4, 2021
Giant iceberg breaks off Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica
A giant iceberg, about twice the size of Chicago, broke off from Antartica's Brunt Ice Shelf in late February 2021.
March 4, 2021
Earlier spring snowmelt in Alps threatens microbes in soil
A new study suggests that spring snowmelt in the Alps is occurring earlier in the year, and the earlier warming - due to climate change - threatens vitally important microbial communities in alpine soils.
March 4, 2021
Gulf Stream at its weakest in over 1,000 years
A new study suggests that the Gulf Stream - an Atlantic Ocean current that plays a large role in shaping Earth’s weather patterns - is weaker now than at any point in the last 1,000 years.
March 3, 2021
