February 18, 2025

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Floods Swamp Tennessee Floods Swamp Tennessee

A storm system that swept through the U.S. Southeast brought damaging winds, torrential rain, and destructive flash floods to several communities in the region.

     
A Growth Spurt for Home Reef A Growth Spurt for Home Reef

A small island in Tonga built by an underwater volcano in 2022 has grown larger.

     
A Most “Pleasantly Situated” Estate A Most “Pleasantly Situated” Estate

The farms and gardens of Mount Vernon played a central role in the life of America's first president.

     
Mecca From Above Mecca From Above

Urban structures and the city's Great Mosque stand out amid the hilly, desert landscape of western Saudi Arabia.

     
Himalayan Snow Lines on the Rise Himalayan Snow Lines on the Rise

More and more, mountain snow in the Mount Everest region is vanishing into thin air.

     
A Pair of Hearts A Pair of Hearts

One frozen, one salty, and hemispheres apart, two very different lakes share a Valentine shape.

     
Smoke Billows From Bushfires in Tasmania Smoke Billows From Bushfires in Tasmania

Warm, dry conditions in February 2025 fueled fast-burning fires in the northwestern part of the Australian state.

     
     
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Leaves So Long, and Thanks for All the Leaves

February 18, 2025
Samples collected from Panama’s forest canopy are providing information that will ultimately be linked to remote sensing data.