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Sediments Coloring Waters of Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar
Myanmar – December 3rd, 2012 Sediments create tan and blue-green patterns as they diffuse into the Gulf of Martaban, an arm of the Andaman Sea in the southern part of Myanmar. They are released into...
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Sediments In and Around Términos Lagoon, Mexico
Mexico – December 16th, 2012 Bright tan and green sediments spill forth from the Laguna de Términos (Términos Lagoon), in Carmen Municipality in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Campeche....
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Sediments by Mouths of Ganges and in Gulf of Martaban, Bangladesh and Myanmar
Myanmar and Bangladesh – December 17th, 2012 Sediments full the Gulf of Martaban, in southern Myanmar, appearing as a tan triangular indentation along the coastline in the lower right quadrant. Visible...
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Shores of Black Sea Framed by Sediments
Black Sea – December 25th, 2012 The shores of the Black Sea appear ringed in a cloudy bluish-green color. This is likely due to an influx of sediments carried in by rivers due to heavy rains or snow...
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Sediments from Paraguaná Peninsula to Maracaibo Lake Entrance, Venezuela and...
Venezuela and Colombia – January 6th, 2013 Sediments can be observed in the Gulf of Venezuela, a gulf of the Caribbean Sea bounded by Venezuela and Colombia. A 54 km (34 mi) strait connects it with...
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Popcorn Clouds Over Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, Can Indicate Rapid Plant...
Mexico – January 29th, 2013 The spotty clouds over the Yucatán Peninsula are likely an indication of rapid plant growth after a dry spell. During periods in which little rain falls, plants receive more...
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Sediments in Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar
Myanmar – January 27th, 2013 Here, sediments can be seen in the Gulf of Martaban (right), in Myanmar. Although in the clear at the moment, the Myanmar coast (Gulf of Martaban, Irrawaddy estuary) tends...
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Fjords of Western Greenland, Sediments, Phytoplankton and Climate Change
Greenland – January 26th, 2013 Greenlandic fjords are located at the junction between the ocean and the Greenland Ice Sheet and therefore sensitive to future climate change. However, little is known...
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Climate Change and Low-Lying Coastal Mississippi River Delta, USA – February...
USA – January 25th, 2013 Here, sediments can be seen spilling forth from the Mississippi River in Louisiana, USA. The low lying, coastal Mississippi River Delta region is particularly vulnerable to the...
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Fires in State of Oaxaca, Mexico – March 6th, 2013
Mexico – March 5th, 2013 Fires can be seen burning in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The fires are situated near a series of greenish lagoons by the Pacific Coast. Some...
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Sediment Plume by De Grey River Mouth, Australia
Australia – March 3rd, 2013 When Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) made landfall east of Port Hedland, in northwestern Australia, in late February 2013, it brought heavy rains and flood warnings. Higher...
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Sediments by De Grey River Mouth and Along Eighty Mile Beach, Australia –...
Australia – March 4th, 2013 Heavy rainfall associated with the presence of Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S), which made landfall in northwestern Australia in late February 2013 caused rivers to flood and...
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Sediments in Southern Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea – March 8th, 2013 The Caspian Sea can be considered as having three parts: a northern part, with a mean water depth of only 10 m; a central part, where the water depth increases up to 788...
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Sediment Plume from De Grey River, Australia
Australia – March 5th, 2013 The De Grey River is a river located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It rises south of Callawa at the confluence of the Oakover and the Nullagine rivers and...
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Climate Change and Less Ice Cover on Great Lakes, USA and Canada
USA – April 2nd, 2013 As the northern hemisphere spring begins, sediments can be seen in Lake Erie (bottom right) and along the southern shores of Lake Michiagan (left). Some ice can be seen in Green...
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Sediments from Guadalquivir River and Climate Change Issues, Spain – April...
Spain – April 6th, 2013 The Guadalquivir River is the fifth longest river in the Iberian peninsula and the second longest river with its entire length in Spain. It is 657 kilometers long and drains an...
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Sediments Along Coast of Western Australia
Australia – April 11th, 2013 Sediments give a tan color to the waters of King Sound (west), in Western Australia, and the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (east), on the border of Western Australia and the...
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Sediments Along Yucatán Peninsula Coast, Mexico
Mexico – April 7th, 2013 Sediments frame the western coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, particularly near the Términos Lagoon. Scientists studying climate change scenarios for the region have reported...
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Fire Near Guajira Peninsula, Colombia
Colombia – April 21st, 2013 Jutting off the coast of South America is the Guajira Peninsula, in northern Colombia (left) with a small strip belonging to northwestern Venezuela (right). Visible near the...
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Sediments in Lake Erie, USA
USA – April 22nd, 2013 Sediments give the waters of Lake Erie a greenish tinge, in comparison to the deeper blue of the other North American Great Lakes. Despite some cloud cover, the outline of the...
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