Múlajökull is one of the glacial tongues that extends off the southeast portion of the of the Hofsjökull glacier system, the third largest in Iceland, located in the central highlands. Glacial tongues are long, narrow extensions of ice that flow down valleys or through mountain passes from larger ice caps or glaciers.  The ice margin of the...

The high pressures that prevailed over Northern Europe in recent days allowed the acquisition of this image on 1 June 2023 by the OLCI (Ocean and Land Colour Imager) instrument, carried by one of the two Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites. It is one of the first mostly cloud-free images of Ireland of 2023, showing the lush vegetation covering its...

The Oroville reservoir, formed by the eponym dam, which ranks among the tallest in the United States, is the second-largest reservoir in California. In recent years, it faced significant challenges due to prolonged and severe drought conditions. The persistent dry spells caused the reservoir to reach alarmingly low water levels. However, it has...

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The UNESCO Executive Board has recently approved the inclusion of 18 new sites into the UNESCO Global Geoparks network, expanding the total count to 195 geoparks across 48 different countries. Among the newly added geoparks is the Lavreotiki UNESCO Global Geopark in Greece. The site, with a total area of 177 square kilometres, is renowned for...