Earth science writer interested in the mantle, stratosphere, and most things in between.https://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mltihefp6k2eSomething sort of beautiful is brewing in shallow waters offshore of New Jersey and New York. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/color-off-the-mid-atlantic-coast/14 May 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltihefp6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mlmuim5yqk2bA colleague slapped this motivational poster together after we published an image of a volcano in Russia that keeps knocking itself down and building itself up again. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/melting-snow-off-shivelyuch/ 🌋Thank you to @janinekrippner.bsky.social for the insight.12 May 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmuim5yqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mihdltqdj22kIf you’re following the Artemis launch, this is a perfect time to browse through the NASA Earth Observatory archives for lunar beauty shots. The site has published some stunners over the years. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/01 Apr 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihdltqdj22khttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3micd52wd722bA network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer this summer. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/seeing-blue-during-schirmachers-summer-melt-season/30 Mar 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3micd52wd722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mhtx7ksypk2wPutting aside strategic implications relevant to shipping and the Strait of Hormuz, it’s hard not to marvel at the fascinating and colorful geology of Hormuz Island. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/irans-rainbow-island-147428/25 Mar 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtx7ksypk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mhq72siqz225Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow (and a touch of purple) as wildflowers bloom. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-fault-line-in-full-bloom/ 🌼23 Mar 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq72siqz225https://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mhbr6iizjk2uThough Ireland is known for the many shades of green that grace its grassy pastoral landscapes, there's one corner of the Emerald Isle where gray reigns supreme.17 Mar 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbr6iizjk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mgfvkynyd225Ailing “megaberg” A-23A sparks surge of microscopic life in its final days. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/ailing-megaberg-sparks-surge-of-microscopic-life/06 Mar 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfvkynyd225https://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mgfutdrmks25I really enjoyed reading up on the history of explosive volcanism on Mars and how scoria cones compare on Earth and Mars for this. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/scoria-cones-on-earth-and-mars/ 🌋06 Mar 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfutdrmks25https://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mgeg4nvxcs2uLooking for a distraction? Learn how to pronounce Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a little town in Wales with a long name. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-little-town-with-a-long-name/06 Mar 2026 03:55 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgeg4nvxcs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mermq7fbes26The powder in Hokkaido is amazing —especially this winter. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/winter-grips-japan/ ⛷️13 Feb 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mermq7fbes26https://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mermhjixo226Stonebreen glacier in southeastern Svalbard pulses with the changing seasons, speeding up and slowing its flow toward the sea. ❤️ https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/stonebreens-beating-heart/13 Feb 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mermhjixo226https://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mdxlinxnzs2cThe flooding is Mozambique hasn’t gotten much attention in the US, but it’s a bad situation. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/floods-inundate-southern-mozambique/03 Feb 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxlinxnzs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mdxkwaf2lk2cThere are some odd phragmites mounds somewhere in this Landsat image of Great Salt Lake. Can you find them?03 Feb 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxkwaf2lk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mchxgb6qps2oThere’s something fishy in the skies over Lago Argentino. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/clouds-swimming-over-lago-argentino/ 🐟15 Jan 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchxgb6qps2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3mc3bzqjg7s2hIceberg A-23A or gigantic penguin swimming pool? https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/meltwater-turns-iceberg-a-23a-blue/10 Jan 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3bzqjg7s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3m7kzmjbnuc2yIt’s been a hot and fiery decade for Kīlauea. The volcano in Hawaii is one of the most active in the world, and NASA tech makes it easier for volcanologists to monitor new developments. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-hot-and-fiery-decade-for-kilauea/09 Dec 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kzmjbnuc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/avoiland.bsky.social/post/3m7dpugna2s22For more than 26 years, Earth Observatory has been located at earthobservatory.nasa.gov. Now, as part of our next chapter, we are moving to a new home at science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory. See you there! https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2025/12/02/the-earth-observatory-is-moving/06 Dec 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:67eknr3bbhihtlymbj437n4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dpugna2s22