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On December 10, 2019, the waterfall was a trickle, not a cascade.
nature

World-Famous Waterfalls May Slow to a Trickle, But Tourism Doesn't Have To

When climate change comes for attractions like Victoria Falls, visitors can find new ways to appreciate them.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 13, 2019
The patchwork shows expanses of snow, interspersed with fields of corn that are toughing out the winter weather.
snow

Endless Fields of Unharvested Corn, As Seen From Space

North Dakota's corn fields will spend the winter under a snowy blanket.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 11, 2019
The formations in Soreq Cave, also known as Avshalom Cave, capture ancient climate.
caves

Israel’s Stalagmites Have Climate Stories to Tell

Formed by dripping water over thousands of years, the rocky formations point to ancient monsoons.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 29, 2019
The Rubjerg Knude lighthouse, on the move.
lighthouses

More and More Lighthouses Are Moving Away From the Shore

A Danish structure is the latest to evade erosion by migrating inland.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 19, 2019
Concrete clouds and sky mirrors.
Anderby Creek, England

The Cloud Bar

The world’s first dedicated cloud observation platform.
Zrinjevac Meteorological Column
Zagreb, Croatia

Zrinjevac Meteorological Column

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.
The entrance.
Nong Bua, Thailand

Wat Nong Bua Yai

An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.
A full yam house is a sign of prestige and power.
islands

The Elaborate Yam Houses of the Trobriand Islands

Years of drought have left them tragically empty.
Abbey Perreault June 17, 2019
The ones on radar weren't packed quite so tightly, but there were a lot more of them.
insects

A Ladybug Swarm Over California Was Huge Enough to Show Up on Radar

Aphids beware.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 7, 2019
A dreary sky hangs over Westminster.
urban planning

London Creates Its Own Clouds

Scientists discovered that large cities produce enough heat to change the atmosphere.
Sabrina Imbler May 30, 2019
The torchlight turns the village of Novacella into a storybook scene.
food

Italian Vineyards Are Glowing From the Light of Hundreds of Torches

It's a beautiful, if imperfect, antidote to crop-damaging cold.
Matthew Taub May 10, 2019
Mt. Spurr, near Anchorage, Alaska: not the desert.
optical illusions

The Most Interesting, Spectacular Mirages Aren’t in the Desert

Spoiler alert: Try the Arctic or Sicily instead.
Sabrina Imbler April 22, 2019
The Hatteras Weather Bureau Station.
Hatteras, North Carolina

Hatteras Weather Bureau Station

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.
Stockholm, Sweden

Tyska Kyrkan Weather Vane

This centuries-old rooster survived a devastating fire.
Louisville, Kentucky

The Witches' Tree

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
"Tjelvar's Grave" stone ship burial site.
Boge, Sweden

Tjelvar's Grave

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.
There's a lot going on down there.
winter

Look at Everything Beneath Europe’s Clouds

When the infamously cloudy continent got a February reprieve, satellites got a clear view.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 4, 2019
The frozen mountain made its way inland.
lakes

What Is an 'Ice Shove'?

“This is an impressive display of the power of wind and water!”
Jessica Leigh Hester February 26, 2019