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Lauren Gravitz

June 2003

Invasion Without the Body Snatchers

The huge swath of brilliant turquoise seen off the coast of Florida in this Sept. 30th Terra satellite image is the result of Hurricane Ian's passage. The cyclone, which made landfall in Florida on Sept. 28th, churned up enormous quantities of sediment, causing a dramatic, but temporary, change in the color of the gulf's waters. For a before-and-after animation of satellite images, see below. (Credit: NASA Worldview)

Hurricane Ian Changes the Color of the Gulf of Mexico

The devastating cyclone churned up so much sediment that a huge swath of the gulf has temporarily changed color.

Satellite Imagery Shows Dramatic Changes to Gulf of Mexico Waters From Hurricane Ian

The remnants of Hurricane Fiona swirl near the southwest coast of Greenland on Sept. 26, 2022, as seen by the GOES-16 weather satellite on Sept. 26, 2022. The storm resulted in a spike of ice cap melting larger than has ever been seen before this late in the year — just as the Arctic heads into winter. (Credit: CIRA/RAMMB @ CSU)

Remnants of Fiona Hit Greenland

The Arctic has been beset by very warm temperatures in some places, along with extreme storms, and unheard of melt events heading into winter.

Arctic Weirding: After a "Strange" Summer, Yet Another Late-Season Melting Spike Hits Greenland

California's Mosquito Fire burns to the west of Lake Tahoe (on the right), as seen by the Sentinel 2 satellite on Sept. 16, 2022. With a third winter of La Niña in the forecast, the odds are tipped in favor of continued drought — and more wildfires like this — in the southern portion of the state. (Credit: Copernicus Sentinel data processed by Pierre Markuse.)

California's Mosquito Fire

A third consecutive La Niña winter will tip the odds in favor of continued drought across already water starved swaths of the U.S.

A La Niña Three-Peat Portends Continuing Climatic Disruption

(Credit: Tarcisio Schnaider/Shutterstock)

Deforestation

Removing wooded areas is called deforestation and it’s often for human benefit. But the impact of deforestation could be devastating to the environment.

We’ve Lost 35 Percent of Forests in the Past 300 Years

Urchin barren

California researchers are closing in on the missing puzzle piece to a persistent ecological problem. 

Why Are Sea Urchins So Destructive to Kelp Forests? 

Vegan sushi

But will faux fish rise to the level of popularity that other alternative meat and milk products boast?

Invasion Without the Body Snatchers

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