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Learn more about this seafloor mapping initiative and how having a clear understanding of seafloors can help in ecological and economic safety. 

How Mapping the Seafloor Benefits Science and Safety 

Yellowstone Caldera

Learn why there may be movement below Yellowstone, but the likelihood of a massive volcanic eruption there remains low.

Magma Beneath Yellowstone Appears to be on the Move 

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Learn how ash from Mount Tambora changed the planet’s climate. Could another eruption do the same thing?

Mount Tambora’s 1815 Eruption Altered the Planet — Could It Happen Again?

The eye of Hurricane Beryl is seen in this image acquired by a Sentinel 2 satellite on July 1, 2024. The image is about 40 miles wide. (Credit: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data processed by Pierre Markuse.)

The Eye of Hurricane Beryl

The final installment in a review of Earth's over-heated, storm-tossed but also beauty-filled year.

A Year on Planet Earth — Part 3

Lava fountaining at Kīlauea within the Halema'uma'u Crater on December 30, 2024 with a USGS scientist taking video of the eruption. Credit: USGS/HVO/Matthew Patrick

Fountaining at Kīlauea 

One of the most common features found at large volcanoes are calderas, formed by the collapse of the land due to eruption. The scale of these features varies a lot depending on if you're on Earth or Mars.

Calderas Across Two Worlds

Astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this dramatic image of Hurricane Beryl from the International Space Station on July 1, 2024. At the time, the cyclone's winds were howling at 150 miles per hour. Beryl was the earliest Atlantic basin Category-5 hurricane on record and the strongest June and July hurricane in the basin. The hurricane roared across parts of the Caribbean and the Yucatán Peninsula, making landfall in the United States along the Gulf Coast as a Category-1 storm. (Credit: NASA)

Hurricane Beryl

From vicious storms and relentless global heating, to volcanic eruptions and shimmering aurora, compelling images help tell the story of a drama-filled year.

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