Heat and wind gusts helped the blazes spread through over 5,700 hectares of forest.

Elevation data collected during a space shuttle mission in 2000 continues to inform science and society in unexpected ways.

It took feats of engineering and deft piloting to map the planet's topography, an achievement that continues to pay dividends decades later.

Mid-morning sunlight illuminated snow-covered farmland and cliffs along the Des Lacs River valley.

The storm dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico before intensifying in the Atlantic.

Erosion-resistant glacial sediment in the landslide deposit limited the extent of flooding downstream.

High summer temperatures caused record melting of the Norwegian archipelago's glaciers.