In November 2023, as confirmed by the Brazilian Space Research Agency (INPE), the country faced a wildfire crisis with an alarming increase in the number of fires of nearly 3,000 being recorded compared to only 69 wildfires for the same period of the previous year. Among the worst affected areas was the Pantanal Matogressense National Park...

Villarrica, an active volcano located in the southern Andes in Chile, renowned for its symmetrical conical shape and the presence of a persistent lava lake within its crater, is currently on yellow alert.  This alert status, the second level on a scale of four, was confirmed following the detection of explosive activity at the beginning of...

A23a is the largest iceberg in the world, covering almost 4,000 square kilometres and is 400 metres thick. It has been stuck on the Antarctic ocean floor for over 30 years but has recently started to move again and is now drifting towards the Southern Atlantic Ocean.  These radar images acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite on 19 and...

The Dominican Republic has been recently affected by unprecedented rainfall that President Luis Abinader labeled as the “largest rainfall event ever” in the country's history.  This deluge resulted in devastating floods across multiple areas, leading to extensive damage. At least 24 casualties have been reported as well as significant...

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