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January 12, 2022 | Tonga
Source: Skysat
Clouds of steam rise from Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai as heat from the recently-erupting volcano vaporizes a small crater lake on Janaury 7, 2021.
January 11, 2021 | Madrid, Spain
Source: Skysat
More than half a meter of snow fell on Madrid, Spain on January 8 and 9, 2021—more than the city has received in 50 years. Several days later much of the city remained blanketed in snow, although many roads were clear.
August 17, 2022 | Dusseldorf, Germany
Source: PlanetScope
Drought Lowers the Rhine River. In August 2021 the area was predominantly green, and the Rhine filled its channel nearly to the brim. By August 2022 grassy parkland had turned brown, and the river’s surface dropped to expose normally submerged erosion control structures (groynes). If the Rhine drops further, barges may not be able to navigate in the low water, impeding transport of goods to and from Germany’s industrial heartland.
July 13, 2022 | Dolomite Mountains, Italy
Source: Skysat
Marmolada Glacier Collapse. After an early-summer heat wave in the Dolomites a large section of glacier on Marmolada — a ridgeline with the range’s highest peak — collapsed. The collapse sent ice and rocks cascading onto hiking and climbing routes on the mountain’s north face, with devastating consequences.
June 8, 2016 | Italy
Source: PlanetScope
Ships pass Nisida Island on their way to Naples’ historic port. The distinctive island is the sunken caldera of a volcano that erupted between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago.