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The drought that is affecting Bolivia has fuelled wildfires in the provinces of Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz. As a result, air quality in some areas has been altered by the smoke. Water shortages have also become a major issue, leading authorities to declare a state of emergency in 165 communities.In this image of the Bolivian provinces of...

 Tej is a severe cyclonic storm ongoing in the Arabian Sea. It is expected to make landfall on 24 October between the cities of Al Ghaidah in Yemen and Salalah in Oman, causing heavy rain and flooding in both countries. This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 22 October at 06:19 UTC, shows Tej approaching Oman and...

A massive Saharan dust storm developed in the Mediterranean on the evening of 20 October. As shown in this image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 21 October at 8:50 UTC, the dust cloud stretched from Libya to Italy, engulfing the skies over the Strait of Sicily. According to the forecasts of the Copernicus Atmosphere...

Pyramid Lake is the largest natural lake entirely within the state of Nevada in the USA  and covers an area of about 500 km2.   Every year around this time, Pyramid Lake is affected by a natural algal bloom, which algae is a result of the abundance of nutrients in the lake, which leads to a multiplication of algae.  In this image, acquired by...