Blood Falls in Antarctica
Blood Falls seeps from the end of the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney in the Antarctic. Scientists believe a buried saltwater reservoir is partly responsible for the discoloration, which is a form of reduced iron. The tent at left provides a sense of scale for just how big the phenomenon is. Photo by Peter Rejcek, courtesy of the National Science Foundation, Wikimedia Commons
Hurricanes Paths since 1851
In the above Earth map you can see every known hurricane and tropical storm since 1851. If you worry about hurricanes and you like to know where have gone in the past, have a closer look at the chart after the jump. Image credit: John Nelson, IDV Solutions
A Strandplain on coastal Peru
This image by an Expedition 32 crew member on the International Space Station- ISS, features a strandplain on coastal Peru. Numerous subparallel lines (center) along the arid, difficult to see from the ground, but visible from orbit. Image credit: NASA
Old Manazan Cave City
The City of Manazan in Taskale Village in the region of Karaman in central Turkey, with an entire rock face, carved to create a vertical village of small rooms, naturally protected from invaders.
Hubbard Glacier, Alaska
This photo of the Hubbard Glacier in southeastern Alaska was taken from a cruise ship about an eighth of a mile (0.2 km) away. Stretching out to 76 mi (122 km) in length and 7 mi (11 km) in width, at its widest, Hubbard is the largest tidewater glacier in North America. Image credit: Vince DeFrancisci; Vince’s Web site
Chasing the storm (video)
A short time-lapse film shot around the Plenty Valley and Yarra Valley in Melbourne’s outer east, Australia.
Oklo natural Nuclear reactor
The Oklo Reactor is Located in the Oklo region of Gabon in Africa and consists of 16 uranium-rich sites where self-sustaining nuclear chain reactions took place billions of years ago.
Time Lapse Rio De Janeiro
A video time lapse showing some of the popular locations with amazing views, of Rio De Janeiro, made by Joe Simon. Scroll down for video
Basalt Columns off the Isle of Staffa, Scotland
The photo above shows basalt columns stacked on the pyramid shaped rock islet known as “The Herdsman,” located just off the Isle of Staffa in the Hebrides Islands of Scotland. These curious columns are mostly hexagonal, averaging between two and three ft (0.7-1.0 m) across. Image credit: Steve Irvine
Fedchenko Glacier
The Pamir Mountains in eastern Tajikistan, include some of the world’s highest peaks, soaring to heights of 7,300 meters (24,000 feet ). They are part of the “roof of the world”, home to thousands of glaciers. Among them is Fedchenko, which at 77 kilometers (47 miles) is the longest glacier outside of the Earth’s polar regions. NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon
