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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154648/nighttime-over-the-eastern-pacific

A long-exposure photo taken from low Earth orbit captured the brilliant illumination coming from airglow, lightning, and stars.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154651/bloom-time-in-the-barents-sea

Arctic waters near Norway’s Bear Island teemed with tiny plant-like organisms that painted the seas turquoise-blue and green.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154654/wildfire-sweeps-through-southern-france

The Aude fire rapidly burned around 16,000 hectares in August 2025, becoming the country’s largest fire since 1949.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154644/fleeting-glimpse-of-rare-snow

A short-lived storm dropped some of the largest accumulations in decades on Australia’s Northern Tablelands.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154641/widespread-smoke-from-canadian-fires

Fires burning in boreal forests created hazy skies across North America in summer 2025.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154637/dust-engulfs-coastal-peru

Skies turned orange across the city of Ica as winds, locally known as Paracas winds, lofted dust from the coastal desert region.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154628/a-glacial-lakes-evolution

The outlet of Berg Lake, dammed by the Steller Glacier in Alaska, has been reconfigured after decades of ice retreat.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154632/sweeping-vistas-above-the-great-salt-lake

The lake in northwestern Utah displays striking red and green waters that contrast with the region’s surrounding desert, salt flats, and mountainous terrain.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154625/antarctic-iceberg-downsizes

Iceberg A-23A continued to lose sizable pieces of ice during the 2025 austral winter, but it remained the planet’s largest freely floating berg.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154620/monroe-canyon-fire-intensifies

The blaze in central Utah experienced rapid growth during dry, windy days in late July 2025, creating hazy skies throughout the region.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154617/advanced-us-india-radar-mission-lifts-off

The NISAR satellite will detect the movement of land and ice surfaces with centimeter precision, aiding in a range of applications from disaster response and infrastructure monitoring to agricultural management.